America’s Early Effort to Honor Its Veterans
In 1918, the Post reported on one of the first government programs to help veterans resume their civilian life and careers.... More
About: Jeff Nilsson
Jeff Nilsson is the director of Post archives and a website editor. He is a specialist in American History, with graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin, University of New Mexico, and Eastern Michigan University. He writes our website's weekly Retrospective feature, and is directing the program of digitally converting the magazine's 190 years of issues.
Posts by Jeff Nilsson:
Taxing the Wealthy: The Continuing Controversy
Editorials from 1913 and 1935 show how the Post changed its mind about higher taxes for the wealthy. ... More
Broadsides and Suicides: How War Changed During Three Days
As two Post articles from 1945 explain, World War II saw the end of the age of the battleship and the beginning of the age... More
Hope or Hype? The Post Critiques Carnegie’s Bestseller
In its first year of publication How To Win Friends and Influence People made nearly half a million friends. The Post author of "He Sells... More
The Cowboy and the Columnist, or Joan Didion ♥ John Wayne
Back when she was a regular Post contributor, author Joan Didion had a chance to meet one of her childhood heroes. The result was "John... More
The Ad that Launched a Revolution
In 1908 the Post carried Henry Ford's first advertisement for his Model T. And, as you'll read, the magazine also carried his 1926 defense for... More
Watching the Jackie Watchers
In 1967, journalist Alan Levy was in New York City, studying the crowds of fans and photographers who swarmed around Jackie Kennedy. As you'll read... More
The Woman Who Never Lost Hope: Dolores Hope (1909—2011)
Behind every funny man is a patient woman. Behind Bob Hope, it was Dolores Hope. Over the years, he repeatedly told Post readers of his... More
Missing Jim Henson
This week, we remember the Muppet Master, whose creations live long after him. Fortunately, we have a 1976 interview Jim Henson gave the Post in... More
Recalling An Earlier ‘Twin Towers’
Developer Louis Horowitz, a visionary developer, created many of New York's skyscrapers, including the Equitable Building (pictured). Before the World Trade Center, his constructions were... More
A Clear Picture of Television’s Future In 1967
A 1967 article on the next wave of television technology proved incredibly accurate.... More
Fallout Shelters: The Underground Movement That Failed
Despite nuclear threats from the Soviet Union, most Americans in the 1960s shunned the idea of fallout shelters.... More
Making A Case for Pro Football
Six years after a legendary college star went pro, he told Post readers that, “The college game Is easier.” ... More
Looking for the Real Davy Crockett
For Davy Crockett's 225th birthday, we try to separate the myth from the man, as reported in The Saturday Evening Post.... More
190 Years Ago: The Post Covers The Death of Napoleon
One of the hot topics of news in our 1821 issues was the passing of "Fortune’s Football." ... More
On Our 190th Birthday, a Look at Our Earliest Issues
A look back at what was news-worthy in 1821 shows how little newspaper copy has changed.... More
The Surprisingly Normal First Lady
Betty Ford's statements were considered controversial in 1976. Yet her opinions, according to contemporary Roper and Gallup polls, were shared by the great majority of... More
