Had the Union maintained a larger and stronger post-Civil War occupying army ... Lincoln’s successor, Andrew Johnson, fervently wanted to declare victory and move on and he prevailed in that ...

President Trump signed an executive order effectively dismantling the Department of Education on Thursday. The idea isn't a new one.

As historians of the period after the Civil War, we know that for Johnson and Grant, that’s not what happened. President Andrew Johnson pardoning Rebels at the White House. Credit: Stanley Fox/ Harper ...

As the purpose and meaning of the 14th Amendment are once again debated, it’s well worth learning more about one of its primary authors: George S. Boutwell.

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As historians of the period after the Civil War, we know that for Johnson and Grant, that’s not what happened. Joseph Patrick Kelly is director of Irish and Irish American Studies at the College ...

Historians rated the US presidents on leadership qualities. The survey did not include Joe Biden since he was still in office ...

The Department of Education was created primarily to distribute funding—particularly for disadvantaged students—and enforce civil rights ... President Andrew Johnson signed the first official ...

and Andrew Johnson, who governed after the Civil War. In each case, the differences with Trump are as instructive as the similarities. Jackson ran for office denouncing elites with a message ...

These are familiar themes for acclaimed Australian playwright Andrew Bovell. His 2008 play When the Rain Stopped Falling covers similar territory, and employs a comparably twisty approach to ...

From the figures who changed the course of history to those who pushed America to the brink, these 13 U.S. presidents remain among the most polarizing—alongside one non-president who might as well be ...

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