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Trump's Taxes are Fair Game. Just Ask Warren G. Harding.

The Teapot Dome scandal resulted in a 1924 law that gives the House Ways and Means Committee authority to demand returns.
by Stephen Mihm via Bloomberg on April 20, 2019
Ross Perot speaks at a podium.

Why Billionaires With Big Egos Now Dream of Being President

The trends that brought us Howard Schultz (and Donald Trump) started in the 1970s.
by Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer via Washington Post on January 29, 2019

A Brief History of the Past 100 Years, as Told Through the New York Times Archives

An analysis of 12 decades of New York Times headlines.
by Ilia Blinderman, Jan Diehm via The Pudding on December 29, 2018
Anna Chennault with Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger.
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The Natl. Security Adviser who Colluded With Foreign Powers Decades Before Michael Flynn

New documents reveal that Richard Nixon’s 1968 campaign colluded with a foreign government far more than historians thought.
by Shane O'Sullivan via Made By History on December 26, 2018

The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgotten By the Public

That's when the public learned that American multinationals were making enormous bribes to politicians in foreign countries.
by David Montero via Longreads on November 20, 2018

Breaking News

Seymour Hersh and the ambiguities of investigative reporting.
by Michael Massing via The Nation on September 27, 2018
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Known Unknowns

The elusive meaning of privacy in America.
by Katrina Forrester via Harper’s on September 1, 2018

An Inquiry Into Abuse

Allegations that Nixon beat his wife have circulated for years without serious examination by those who covered his presidency.
by Elon Green via Longreads on August 23, 2018
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Forget About It

Warnings against "normalizing" outrageous political acts misstate the problem. It’s never the immediate present that gets normalized — it’s the not-so-distant past.
by Corey Robin via Harper’s on April 1, 2018

A Brief History of Surveillance in America

With wiretapping in the headlines and smart speakers in millions of homes, a look back to the early days of eavesdropping.
by Brian Hochman, April White via Smithsonian on March 22, 2018

America Is Still Saddled with the Politics of the Seventies

It’s unsurprising considering the public careers of today’s political leaders began in the 1970s.
by Michael Barone via National Review on March 2, 2018
Drawing showing Nixon and Clinton in a criminal line-up

How Impeachment Works

It’s not enough to bring the articles of impeachment against an official – you have to convict them, too.
by Allyson Shwed via The Nib on February 23, 2018
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Billy Graham, ‘America’s Pastor’?

He became known as an apolitical preacher. But Graham started out as an ardent conservative.
by Kevin M. Kruse via Made By History on February 22, 2018

Why Billy Graham Was Determined to Globalize Evangelicalism

Recognizing that Americans are not the future of his religion, the late preacher embraced a global world.
by Melani McAlister via The Atlantic on February 21, 2018

Could the 25th Amendment Be Trump’s Downfall?

An explanation of the provision that allows for the removal of a president who is deemed by others to be unable to serve.
by Jon Meacham via TIME on January 11, 2018
Trump smirking.

Was 2017 the Craziest Year in U.S. Political History?

A dozen historians weigh in.
by Heather Cox Richardson, Jack Rakove, Ron Chernow, Leo P. Ribuffo, David Greenberg, Nicole Hemmer, H. W. Brands, Jacqueline Jones, Adriane Lentz-Smith, Vanessa Walker, Joshua Zeitz, Elizabeth F. Ralph via Politico Magazine on December 29, 2017

Inside the Founding Fathers’ Debate Over What Constituted an Impeachable Offense

If not for three sparring Virginia delegates, Congress’s power to remove a president would be even more limited.
by Erick Trickey via Smithsonian on October 2, 2017
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The Presidency Never Recovered After Vietnam

The war opened the credibility gap. What we’ve learned since has only widened it.
by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick via The Atlantic on September 12, 2017

Democrats with Dreams of Impeachment Should Consider how Iran-Contra Turned Out

The investigation brought indictments and convictions — but Reagan weathered the storm.
by Nicole Hemmer via Vox on July 25, 2017

How Watching Congressional Hearings Became an American Pastime

Decades before Watergate, mobsters helped turn hearings into must-see television.
by Jackie Mansky via Smithsonian on June 8, 2017

All the Presidents' Taxes

Get riled up again about Trump's refusal to release his returns with a brief history of this now-discarded presidential tradition.
by Kevin M. Kruse via Esquire on April 14, 2017
Nixon campaign button with the slogan "Now more than ever."

Now Less Than Never

A smooth forehead suggests a hard heart.
via n+1 on April 5, 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

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

Iran/Contra Was the Prototype for Post-Vietnam Imperial Adventure

On the 30th anniversary, we can see that it was an ideological project, with the New Right reasserting the righteousness of militarism and markets.
by Greg Grandin via The Nation on October 25, 2016

How Democrats Killed Their Populist Soul

In the 1970s, a new wave of post-Watergate liberals stopped fighting monopoly power. The result is an increasingly dangerous political system.
by Matt Stoller via The Atlantic on October 24, 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

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