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AFP/ CORBIS / LIFE / GETTY / THE ... The Worst President in History
Three particular failures secure Trump’s status as the worst chief executive ever to hold the office.
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Library of Congress / Corbis / Getty / ... Trump’s Pardons Make the Unimaginable Real
He may now attempt what no one thought a president would ever try.
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Bettman / Getty / The Atlantic The Secret Plan to Force Out Nixon
A newly released diary shows House Republican leaders pledging to oust the president months before he resigned. Why did they back down?
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MediaPunch / AP / National Archive / Getty ... Ronald Reagan’s Long-Hidden Racist Conversation With Richard Nixon
In newly unearthed audio, the then–California governor disparaged African delegates to the United Nations.
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Scott Olson / Getty Barbara Bush Changed With Her Country
The former first lady was notably eager to learn about people she didn’t understand—and recognize she might have been wrong about them.
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AP The Problem With Trump's Madman Theory
It didn’t work for Nixon. It’s even less likely to work now.
