The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

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“ [Reinhold] Niebuhr was right: The art of politics consists of directing rationally the irrationalities of men. But when neither people nor leaders are willing to face reality, look out, ...

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The National Museum of Funeral History houses the country’s largest collection of funeral service artifacts and memorabilia, offering a surprisingly upbeat look at how we’ve commemorated our dearly ...

The USPS celebrates Barbara Bush’s 100th birthday with a new Forever stamp honoring her legacy as first lady and literacy ...

It took the biggest scandal in American history, the Watergate break-in and the Nixon White House cover-up, to clarify things – and that lasted about a nanosecond as Jimmy Carter, the beneficiary of ...

As he has done since the 1980s, Norquist demonstrated his influence over the GOP. Since Trump’s second inauguration, he has appeared in several high-profile news stories about the budget, including a ...

US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities have deepened global apprehension about the geopolitical gambits of Donald Trump in ...

President Donald Trump's White House makeover continued in recent days, as he reshuffled the artwork on a wall where Hillary ...