Lederer on Language: What’s in a president’s name? More than you might think
Ulysses S. Grant, our 18th president, entered the earthly stage as Hiram Ulysses Grant. When his name was mistakenly entered on the West Point register as Ulysses Simpson Grant, he eagerly ...
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John Quincy Adams and the Corrupt Bargain of 1825
With the 1824 election approaching, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams probably thought he was President James Monroe’s likely successor. Both James Madison in 1808, and Monroe in 1816, had ...
Top Justice Department Officials Meet Prosecutors in Adams Case
Senior officials in Washington were meeting with Manhattan prosecutors and defense lawyers representing Mayor Eric Adams to ...
Eric Adams' attorney meets with Justice Department over future of federal case: Sources
Mayor Eric Adams’s attorney visited Justice Department headquarters Friday to discuss the future of the mayor’s criminal ...
William E. Leuchtenburg, distinguished historian of FDR, dies at 102
He won two major history prizes and served as a consultant for filmmaker Ken Burns. His books charted the evolution of the American presidency.