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  1. He Did Hold Lincoln’s Hat

    By Allan Nevins, February 1959, Volume 10, Issue 2

    Senator Douglas’ act is verified, at last, by first-hand testimony More >>>

  2. Six Of The Top Recent Books On Abraham Lincoln

    By Jason Emerson, Spring 2009, Volume 59, Issue 1

     Abraham Lincoln is the most written-about person in American history, and the third most in world history—ranking below only Jesus and Napoleon. The deluge of books about the Great Emancip More >>>

  3. “I Hardly Know Truman”

    By David McCullough, July/August 1992, Volume 43, Issue 4

    Thus did Franklin Roosevelt characterize the man who was to be his running mate in 1944 and—as everyone at the astonishing Democratic Convention knew—almost certainly the next President of the United States. Here is FDR at his most devious, Harry Truman at the pivot of his career, and the old party-boss system at its zenith. More >>>

  4. My Father and I and Saburo Sakai

    By Francis R. Ste…, December 1998, Volume 49, Issue 8

    Half a century after his father’s death, he struck up an extraordinary friendship with a man who had been there More >>>

  5. Echoes Of A Distant War

    By Bernard A. Wei…, July/August 1994, Volume 45, Issue 4

    The half-remembered Korean conflict was full of surprises, and nearly all of them were unpleasant More >>>

  6. The Little Diplomat

    By James M. Lamont, Jr., December 1995, Volume 46, Issue 8

    As a ten-year-old boy, the author had a role to play in bringing Douglas MacArthur’s vision of democracy to a shattered Japan More >>>

  7. The Bloody End Of Meeker’s Utopia

    By Marshall Sprague, October 1957, Volume 8, Issue 6

    Even when death struck suddenly, the starry-eyed Indian agent was still dreaming of turning his Ute wards into white men overnight. More >>>

  8. The Most Misunderstood Americans

    By John F. Kennedy, Articles in the Works, Volume 1, Issue 1

    It’s important to remember the contributions of Native Americans, as well as their mistreatment. More >>>

  9. Wrong Turns In Korea

    By Robert Dallek, Fall 2010, Volume 60, Issue 3

    Miscalculations and blunders by world leaders precipitated the Korean War 60 years ago More >>>

  10. Movie Classic

    By Aljean Harmetz, October 2005, Volume 56, Issue 5

    Overrated It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). No one ever accused Frank Capra of being subtle, but his best movies have a jaunty optimism that can be irresistible. How could he not be optimistic, More >>>

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