In the spring of 1962, John F. Kennedy held a dinner at the White House for Nobel Prize laureates from nations of the Western Hemisphere. Opening his remarks, he rather famously said, “I think this is ...
Thomas Jefferson loved new technology and modding his surroundings to his lifestyle. From food to comfort to efficiency, he was always looking for ways to improve his living space with inventions and ...
Andrew Burstein recently retired as a professor of history at LSU, where he earned distinction as an author of numerous works about early America. Among his credits are a well-received biography of ...
Thomas Jefferson inspires so many biographies and critiques that our impressions of him seem to fluctuate from decade to decade. His views on religion, race and government are regularly parsed, and ...
Reviewed for THE NEW YORK TIMES SATURDAY REVIEW OF BOOKS by Cyrus Townsend Brady. New York Times subscribers* enjoy full access to TimesMachine—view over 150 years of New York Times journalism, as it ...
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