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Inspectors general may be the most important public servants you’ve never heard of.

Former Trump White House Deputy Chief of Staff Christopher Liddell offers a strategic approach to building a successful presidency.

Tracing connections between presidential action and a robust state over the course of the 19th century and the Progressive Era.

Exposing the final years of the Vietnam War, Nixon’s reelection bid of 1972, and the president’s darkest secret.

In all the thousands of hours of declassified White House tapes, Richard Nixon ordered a single break-in--and it was not at the Watergate complex.

Scholars examine how different generations of Americans have eulogized presidents since George Washington’s death in 1799.

The peaceful transfer of power is the most delicate and hazardous period in the entire political cycle.

For two Americans in Saigon in 1963, the personal and the political combine to spark the drama of a lifetime.

The Nixon administration’s effort to curb and control the spread of the world’s weapons of mass destruction is often overlooked.

The Presidency provides the deep historical and constitutional context needed to put the Trump era into its proper perspective.

Published on the second anniversary of Trump’s inauguration, this was the most complete and up-to-date assessment of this still-unfolding story.

A thorough account and scholarly assessment of Donald Trump’s first year as president.

Crucible consolidates the most salient lessons that can be drawn from both the best and the worst presidencies in American history.