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Eugene Debs, center, imprisoned at the Atlanta Federal Prison, was notified of his nomination for the presidency on the socialist ticket by a delegation of leading socialists who came from New York to Atlanta. George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images

Trump wouldn’t be the first presidential candidate to campaign from a prison cell

Thomas Doherty, Brandeis University

Can you run for president from a prison cell? One man did in the 1920 election and got almost a million votes.
The funeral of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 1924. Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The last days of Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Doherty, Brandeis University

On the 100th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson’s death, a presidential historian looks at how he was able to stay in power despite his illnesses.
Eugene Debs, center, imprisoned at the Atlanta Federal Prison, was notified of his nomination for the presidency on the socialist ticket by a delegation of leading socialists who came from New York to Atlanta. George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images

The presidential campaign of Convict 9653

Thomas Doherty, Brandeis University

Can you run for president from a prison cell? One man did in the 1920 election and got almost a million votes.
Walt Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee claiming that communists once ‘took over’ his studio. Bettmann/Getty Images

Disney hasn’t found itself in this much trouble since 1941

Thomas Doherty, Brandeis University

The custodians of one of Hollywood’s most reliable cash machines have been careful to sidestep political minefields that might remind customers of a realm outside the Magic Kingdom.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt enjoying after-luncheon conversation with patients of the Warm Springs Foundation. Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images

What FDR’s polio crusade teaches us about presidential leadership amid crisis

Thomas Doherty, Brandeis University

Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s personal battle with polio, and his steady hand while overseeing a national eradication campaign, highlights decisive leadership against a virus that terrified America.

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