Richard Nixon—A Great President!
A strange, awkward, self-hating man who transformed America—and the world—in ways that only the greatest leaders could dream of.
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Tag Archives: presidents
Teddy Roosevelt And World War I: An Alternative History
Jeff Nilsson reconsiders the events of the election of 1912 and answers the question “What if the U.S. re-elected Roosevelt?”
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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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The Long Tradition of the Smear Campaign
We had a respectable election once, and the winner was George Washington. In a 1976 article, Jack Anderson pointed out that when the next election came around, the gloves were off and tar buckets filled.
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Famous Contributors: Herbert Hoover
Although he is considered one of the worst presidents in U.S. history, Herbert Hoover was a long-time Post contributor.
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What Lincoln Was Hiding
He was one of our most popular presidents, but Honest Abe had a darker side.
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The King James Bible: A Best-Seller Turns 400
Hoping to unify the Protestants in England, King James I commissioned a work whose influence moved beyond the church, the country, and the times he intended.
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Grover Cleveland Wants More American Fishermen
Profane, idle liars? No! thundered the ex-president. America’s fishermen are the virtuous backbone of their country.
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Obama Wins Nobel for Peace
For the third time in its history, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its Peace Prize to an American president in office. What are your thoughts on the Peace Prize? Who would you have nominated for the award this year?
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The Unanswerable Question
There is no better example of Americans’ chronic suspicion of their government than the fate of the Warren Commission Report, released 45 years ago this week.
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The Spenders
“‘How much cash and credit of the United States Government has been spent since March 4, 1933?’ I finally asked a very high-placed official. He answered calmly enough: ‘I do not know. I do not suppose anybody knows.’” The discussion was quoted in the editorial The Spenders from the August 8, 1936 issue of The ... More
Classic Post Election Covers
Relive some election memories with this collection of Post covers.
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