Letters From the Archives
A time capsule from <em>The Atlantic’s</em> past, highlighting archival stories and responses from readers at the time.
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Ivan Chermayeff / The Atlantic ‘Unwanted Sex,’ 20 Years Later
The author of a radical proposal in The Atlantic’s October 1998 issue revisits his argument—and the negative reactions to it.
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Joe Marquette / AP Decades of Atlantic Readers Debating Abortion
A window into a long-running national conversation, as experienced—and argued—by our readers
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AP What Did Atlantic Readers Think of Watergate?
As the investigation wore on, The Atlantic’s coverage garnered telling responses.
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Corbis / Getty What Should the Girl Scouts Stand For?
In 1955, readers weighed in on changes made to the Girl Scout Handbook and the international objectives of the organization.
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Ted Streshinsky / Corbis / Getty Images Atlantic Readers Had Mixed Feelings About Hippies
In the fall of 1967, readers responded to an article about the hippies of Haight-Ashbury.
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Bettmann / Getty Harry Truman Explains Why He Dropped the Bomb
In 1947, the then-president wrote to the editors regarding his decision to use atomic warfare during World War II.
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The Atlantic A History of The Atlantic’s Reader Correspondence
Since 1877, the publication has garnered and published letters in various forms. We’ve traced the timeline.
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