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Thirty years later, an Oklahoma native reflects on one of the deadliest domestic terrorist attacks in American history. 

What does history tell us about presidents who have tried to push the limits of the system?

Before Saturday Night Live, there was "Your Show of Shows."

As president, Dwight D. Eisenhower took a moderate position on many issues, believing that “good judgment seeks balance and progress.”

The Constitution is more than a legal code. It is also a framework for union and solidarity.

Classic Essays from Our Archives

The Day The Civil War Ended | June/July 1978, Vol 29, No 4

By Bruce Catton

At the Gettysburg reunion fifty years after the battle, it was no longer blue and gray. Now it was all gray.

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“Perdicaris Alive or Raisuli Dead” | August 1959, Vol 10, No 5

By Barbara W. Tuchman

John Hay’s ringing phrase helped nominate T. R., but it covered an embarrassing secret that remained concealed for thirty years.

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The Treasure From The Carpentry Shop | December 1979, Vol 31, No 1

By David McCullough

THE EXTRAORDINARY ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE

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The Man of the Century | May/June 1994, Vol 45, No 3

By Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

Of all the Allied leaders, argues FDR's biographer, only Roosevelt saw clearly the shape of the new world they were fighting to create.

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Lincoln As Commander in Chief | Winter 2009, Vol 58, No 6

By James M. McPherson

Even though he had no military training, Lincoln quickly rose to become one of America’s most talented commanders.

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A Few Parchment Pages Two Hundred Years Later | May/June 1987, Vol 38, No 4

By Richard B. Morris

The framers of the Constitution were proud of what they had done but might be astonished that their words still carry so much weight. A distinguished scholar tells us how the great charter has survived and flourished.

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    Today in History

  • LBJ announces bombing halt and end of his presidency

    In a speech to the American public, President Lyndon B. Johnson announces a partial halt to the bombing of North Vietnam but, more surprisingly, he announces that he will not run for reelection in the 1968 election.

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