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The Atlantic; Getty The Death of Nonpartisan Presidential History
A new National Archives plan to privatize presidential libraries will hurt the public’s understanding of our country’s true legacy.
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C-SPAN; Bettmann / Getty; The Atlantic Trump Can’t Just Erase History Like Nixon Did
The seven-hour gap in the record of January 6 should still be knowable, despite efforts to suppress it.
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Getty / Adam Maida / The Atlantic How Trump Broke—And Then Saved—Impeachment
In 2019, Trump gamed the system and won. In 2021, with his crimes more blatant, he couldn’t repeat the trick.
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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.
