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Why America’s Founding Fathers Wanted the President to Take a Salary

One of the very reasons the framers wanted the president to take a salary, was to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
by Jena McGregor via Washington Post on March 15, 2017

The Greatest Presidents

Historians agree on the top three. Below that, there are fascinating trends in opinion.
by Robert W. Merry via The American Conservative on February 20, 2017
Flag of the President of the United States.

Presidential Historians Survey 2017

A survey of 91 presidential historians that ranks U.S. presidents based on ten qualities of presidential leadership.
via C-SPAN on February 17, 2017

When Presidents Think About Defying the Courts

When President Trump contemplates violating court orders, he joins a longer list of presidents.
by Jeff Shesol via The New Yorker on February 9, 2017
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President Precedents

How Americans understand the powers of the office and the legacies of past leaders.

Can History Prepare Us for the Trump Presidency?

Twenty-one historians explain which moments in history are closest to the Trump election - and what we can learn.
via Politico Magazine on January 22, 2017

Trump To Display Letter From Nixon In Oval Office: Report

Nixon sent Trump the letter in 1987 after he impressed the former first lady on television.
by Mark Hensch via The Hill on December 12, 2016

‘We’re the Only Plane in the Sky’

Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by people on board.
by Garrett M. Graff via Politico Magazine on September 9, 2016

Why the Vice Presidency Matters

Choosing a running mate used to be more about campaigning than governing. But after Richard Nixon’s ruinous relationship with Spiro Agnew, the job has changed.
by Nicole Hemmer via The Atlantic on July 21, 2016
Side by side photos of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump.

How Republicans Went From the Party of Lincoln to the Party of Trump, in 13 Maps

It's been a remarkable transformation over 162 years.
by Andrew Prokop via Vox on July 20, 2016

Bernie Sanders Bids for Jewish History

The Vermont senator isn’t religious, but a victory in Iowa or New Hampshire would be the first ever for a Jewish presidential candidate.
by Russell Berman via The Atlantic on January 27, 2016

The Wrong Side of 'the Right Side of History'

President Obama espouses a facile faith in history bending toward perfection and morality-against evidence and reason.
by David A. Graham via The Atlantic on December 21, 2015
Billy Graham and Richard Nixon

The King’s Chapel and the King’s Court

Richard Nixon, Billy Graham, and their White House church services.
by Kevin M. Kruse via Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera on July 7, 2015

The Unlikely Paths of Grant and Lee

The two men met at Appomattox. The loser would become a role model, the victor an embarrassment.
by Jamelle Bouie via Slate on April 9, 2015

In Defense of Court-Packing

When the Supreme Court willfully misreads the Constitution, FDR’s plan doesn’t seem so bad.
by Ian Millhiser via Slate on February 23, 2015
A number of the most common words from historical state of the union addresses.

The Language of the State of the Union

An interactive chart reveals how the words presidents use reflect the twists and turns of American history.
by Mitch Fraas, Benjamin M. Schmidt via The Atlantic on January 18, 2015
Black Democrats raise their hands at the Democratic Convention.

23 Maps That Explain How Democrats Went From the Party of Racism to the Party of Obama

The longest-running party in America has seen significant shifts in its ideological and geographic makeup.
by Andrew Prokop via Vox on December 8, 2014

The American Presidents—Washington to Lincoln

Who were Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln, and the rest of the first 16 US presidents, what did they do, and what do they hope history has forgotten?
by Tim Urban via Wait But Why on February 19, 2014
The White House.

Sociology and the Presidency

In 1979, Carter's "malaise speech," shaped by sociological insights, sought national unity but clashed with Reagan's appeal to individualism.
by Matthew Braswell via The Fifth Floor on October 25, 2013
Inaugural oath being sworn by President
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Four More Years: Presidential Inaugurations

An hour of stories about a few high-stakes inaugurations from the past.
via BackStory on January 11, 2013

Tales of Brave Ulysses

Ulysses S. Grant was overlooked by historians and underestimated by contemporaries. H.W. Brands reevaluates Grant’s presidency.
by H. W. Brands via Lapham’s Quarterly on October 1, 2012

Who Would Win in a Presidential Knife Fight to the Death?

Do successful presidents make sound knife-wielders?
by Geoff Micks via The Writings of Geoff Micks on August 22, 2012
Johnson behind President Kennedy as they left the Hotel Texas, in Fort Worth, the day that Kennedy was assassinated.

The Day L.B.J. Took Charge

Lyndon Johnson and the events in Dallas.
by Robert A. Caro via The New Yorker on March 26, 2012
The President Is a Sick Man by Matthew Algeo, book cover

A Yacht, A Mustache: How A President Hid His Tumor

Grover Cleveland believed that if anything happened to his mustache during his surgery at sea, the public would know something was wrong.
by Matthew Algeo via NPR on July 6, 2011
Drawings of George Washington

His Highness

George Washington scales new heights.
by Jill Lepore via The New Yorker on September 20, 2010

The Debate Over War Powers

Two legal scholars make the case that President Bush must seek congressional authorization before initiating a preemptive military strike on Iraq.
by Mark R. Shulman, Lawrence J. Lee via American Bar Association on January 1, 2003
George W. Bush

George W. Bush Declares a War on Terror

Bush’s 2002 State of the Union address kicked off a war that continued well into the 21st century.
via Voices & Visions on January 29, 2002
Photo of Lyndon B. Johnson, next to photo of Barry Goldwater.

Confessions of a Republican

A 1964 presidential campaign advertisement for Lyndon Baines Johnson.
via LBJ Presidential Library on July 31, 1964
Portrait of Charles Sumner

First in War, First in Nepotism

In 1872, Charles Sumner decries “a president who makes his great office a plaything and perquisite.”
by Charles Sumner via Lapham’s Quarterly on May 31, 1872

The Johnson Party

An 1866 essay presents Andrew Johnson as "the virtual leader of the Southern reactionary party."
by E. P. Whipple via The Atlantic on September 1, 1866
The Resolute Desk at the White House during the Grover Cleveland administration, 1886. [Wikimedia Commons]
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The Symbol of Failure in the Oval Office

The long and winding tale behind the Resolute Desk.
by Stephen Dando-Collins via HNN on August 5, 2025
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