The Roosevelt Period
In 1919, former U.S. Senator Albert J. Beveridge reported on the economic evolution of the early 20th century.
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Swollen Fortunes
In a 1906 article, author David Graham Phillips defended President Teddy Roosevelt’s attack on the corrupting power of the super rich.
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Corporate Corruption
In an 1833 article, Andrew Jackson shared his suspicion that the Bank of the United States intervened in local and national elections.
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Is Roosevelt a Menace to Business?
In 1907, Post contributors presented different viewpoints on whether President Roosevelt aided a square deal in business operations.
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Alex Karras: Football Hero, Post Contributor
In 1971, Alex Karras told Post readers the REAL reason he went out for football.
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Classic Covers: Saluting the Referees
They’re back! And our archives boast some great referee covers from days gone by.
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Mr. Lincoln Discusses His Proclamation
On September 22, 1862, Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, and the Post was there with a firsthand interview.
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Classic Covers: The Theater
The actors, the audience … the excitement! We have covers showing all aspects of the theater—including a couple of rarely seen Rockwells.
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Campaign Gaffes
Romney’s recent “47 percent” comment evokes memories of a disastrous gaffe made by Goldwater in an interview with the Post.
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Kemal Pasha
At the request of several emails, here is Isaac Marcosson’s 1923 interview with the remarkable founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
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Still Learning
When I began working in the archives in 2009, I thought I’d soon get a fairly good idea of the Post’s archives. That was before I really understood the size of the collection. The Post—America’s oldest magazine—has an archive of over 9,000 issues, stretching back across 190 years. It’s a massive amount of periodicals that cover ... More
Inside Our Archives
Learn about the Post archives in this three-part video series.
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Dick Clark: Rock’s Clean-Cut Champion
“l am always puzzled why anybody should dislike me because I am associated with young people, and because I defend teenagers’ musical likes and dislikes.” Dick Clark, November 1929 – April 2012
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The James Bond Cult
“Is James Bond really a product of our times? This ‘anti-hero’ who lives by no civilized code? This lover and killer of beauty?” Read this 1965 critique of the Bond phenomenon.
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Bottled in Bond: Sean Connery
“After kicking about in show business, he now roosts at the top of the heap.” Pete Hamill interviews Sean Connery during the filming of Goldfinger.
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