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Karen Tumulty

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Why the Nation’s Founding Document is Marred by Stains, a Mysterious Handprint

The physical journey of the Declaration of Independence tells its own story. Its imperfections and endurance reflect those of the America it helped create.

by Karen Tumulty via Washington Post
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on June 28, 2026
Nancy Reagan’s Real Role in the AIDS Crisis

The former first lady fought the conservative Reagan administration in an attempt to get her husband to pay more attention to the deadly pandemic.

by Karen Tumulty via The Atlantic
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on April 12, 2021

The Triumph of Nancy Reagan

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Black and white photo of Barbara Bush, Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, and Nancy Reagan, in 1994.

What Do We Want in a First Lady?

Lady Bird Johnson and Nancy Reagan grappled with the contradictions of a role that is at once public and private, superficial and serious.

by Amy Davidson Sorkin via The New Yorker on April 19, 2021

A sign left behind by Trump supporters at a rally outside the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, September 27, 2023.

American Fascism

On how Europe’s interwar period informs the present.

by Rick Perlstein via The American Prospect on January 24, 2024

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