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Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Reagan's presidency: strengths, failings, and confusion of movie roles with reality
Iranian women's resistance and gradual victories against theocratic restrictions
Slavery debates and compromises at the Constitutional Convention of 1787
Contrasting two flawed and extreme views of Lincoln's legacy
Balancing presidential duties with time at Kennebunkport during Desert Shield
Discovery of Nixon's secret White House taping system during Watergate
Obama's relationship with John Lewis and the complexities of health care reform
Lyndon B. Johnson's legislative mastery and the limits of presidential power
Historical origins and current funding structure of the New York Public Library
Father's modernization legacy and vision for Iran's development
McCain and Kerry's efforts to normalize relations with Vietnam
“When they become human, I think it's very important for us to see that. You can go on doing the good works and have slipped and fallen.”
Joan Baez
The 25th Amendment's provisions for disability and vice presidential succession
Republican strategy to oppose slavery while navigating Northern white racism and anti-Black prejudice
Reflecting on a career defined by Roe v. Wade at age twenty-seven
Harry Truman's influence on her life and political worldview
Racist opposition and coded messaging used to delegitimize Obama's presidency
Woodrow Wilson's aloofness and the failure of the Versailles Treaty
Racism's burden on the country and contrast between Obama and Trump
Lincoln's combination of constitutional precision and pragmatism during the Civil War
Expanding women's roles in the Army during the transition to a volunteer force
