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Ted Widmer

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  • U.S. Capitol building

    Searching for the Perfect Republic

    On the 14th amendment – and if it might stop Trump.
    by Eric Foner, Ted Widmer via The Guardian on November 15, 2023
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    We’ve Forgotten the Worst President in American History

    Could Donald Trump really rival James Buchanan?
    by Ted Widmer via Made By History on May 26, 2020
  • America’s First Female Mapmaker

    Through Emma Williard's imagination, a collection of rare maps that illustrates past reality.
    by Ted Widmer via The Paris Review on June 18, 2018
  • Desk calendar illustrated by its owner.

    A Disgruntled Federal Employee's 1980s Desk Calendar

    A nameless Cold Warrior grew frustrated in his Defense Department job, and poured out his feelings in an unusual way.
    by Ted Widmer via The Paris Review on June 13, 2018
  • Remembering the Freedom Train

    In an effort to awaken Americans to their own history, the Truman Administration conceived of a moving museum.
    by Ted Widmer via The New Yorker on November 26, 2017
  • Washington D.C. in 1860.

    Draining the Swamp

    Washington may be the only city on Earth that lobbied itself into existence.
    by Ted Widmer via The New Yorker on January 19, 2017
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