He refused to cash in on his office after leaving it and understood that character mattered as much as policy. | Opinion ...

President Harry S. Truman’s “loyalty checks” began with an executive order declaring that “there shall be a loyalty ...

While Trump might consider withdrawing land forces from overseas bases, American naval and air forces are likely to be a ...

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UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg died on January 28. He was born on September 28, 1922.

(CNN) — Here is a look at women in business, education, government and sports who have broken through the glass ceiling and become the first in their respective positions in the United States. 1739 - ...

In the 1950s, as India was struggling with a food shortage, then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru sought assistance from the ...

President Harry Truman speaks in 1945 ... discourage entry into the public service and leave both the government and the American people with a hangover sense of futility and indignity.” ...

A constitutional law professor weighs in on the legal battles sparked by President Donald Trump’s controversial executive ...

While the Kennedys and Trumps of the world were born to wealthy families with large estates, other presidents had far more ...

Presidents Day was established to honor America’s first president, George Washington, but it’s since morphed into a celebration for all presidents.

In 1952, the Supreme Court ruled that then-President Harry Truman could not seize steel ... the State Democracy Defenders Fund and the American Federation of Government Employees – argues ...