History

Stevenson of Illinois Stevenson of Illinois

The governor of Illinois is an uncommon man with the interests of the common man at heart.

Jul 15, 2009 / Feature / Alan Whitney

Death of LBJ Death of LBJ

His accomplishments will unfortunately be overshadowed by his fatal mistakes in Vietnam.

Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / The Nation

The Death of Horace Greeley The Death of Horace Greeley

His race against Grant for the presidency cost him his reputation and, maybe, his life.

Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / The Editors

The Legend of John Reed The Legend of John Reed

The author of Ten Days That Shook the World was one of the greatest journalists of his day or any day.

Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / Max Lerner

The Lord and John Foster Dulles The Lord and John Foster Dulles

The secretary of state's political views are rooted in his religion. Tell that to the leaders of his faith.

Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / Charles F. Edmundson

The Hubris of a President The Hubris of a President

The man who reported on the Third Reich for CBS finds some disturbing parallels between the Nixon administration and the Nazi government.

Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / William L. Shirer

Morse and the Telegraph Morse and the Telegraph

The great portrait painter and inventor who will forever be memorialized in a series of dots and dashes.

Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / Frank Jewett Mather Jr.

A. Philip Randolph: Brotherhood Except for Negroes A. Philip Randolph: Brotherhood Except for Negroes

The head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters takes on FDR.

Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / Jonathan Daniels

Oswald Villard, the NAACP and The Nation Oswald Villard, the NAACP and The Nation

In 1909, when the founders of the NAACP needed help organizing their new civil rights group, they reached out to Oswald Garrison Villard, The Nation's future editor and owner.

Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Flint Kellogg

Susan B. Anthony: The Good Fanatic Susan B. Anthony: The Good Fanatic

She was a fanatic but "a good fanatic" in the fight for women's freedom.

Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Freda Kirchwey

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