Alexis Coe

Is there more to the story that the New York Times is reporting about the scholarship of historian Kerri Greenidge? Something doesn't add up.

How American history has valorized a draw.

The first modern presidential death was also the first medical mystery America refused to let go.

A brief look at the usage of "witch hunt" in American politics through the centuries.

“The conflicts of popular factions are the chief, if not the only inlets, of usurpation and Tyranny,” the first president wrote.

There's more to Gerald Ford, "the son of a bitch pardoned the son of a bitch,” than Watergate.

Some lessons for Joe Biden from the ’70s presidents who lived it.

Understanding the meaning of the word "slut" in the Founders' vocabulary.

How the self-proclaimed "First Widow" used her celebrity to influence public opinion.

Historian Melanie Newport turns to eBay.

Who was Henry Ellett? Looking at his grave you wouldn't know much about him.

A serialized biography of Jane Grant (1892-1972), first woman reporter at The New York Times and co-founder of The New Yorker.

A gown worn by the first First Lady reveals a dimension of her nature that few have been aware of.

A Pulitzer Prize winner punches down.

A newly minted celebrity to the world, the future president used his position to procure his preferred beast of burden from the king of Spain.

A cheeky biography of the first president pulls no punches.

A disenchanted San Franciscan rides west with a motley crew of pioneers.