Until 1906, no US president had ever traveled abroad in office. Then Teddy Roosevelt demonstrated the power of showing up.
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Beloved in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter became the 39th US president and used his office to make human rights a priority throughout the world.
Biden’s team are about to launch a US$25 million television advertising blitz in key battleground states.
Politics, age and gender combine to shape the understanding of presidents’ families – and the presidents themselves.
A former executive director of the National Governors Association explains what it is about certain governors that makes them less suited for the presidency.
When America was young, its leaders had no trouble retiring from public service and public life. That’s not universally true now.
Pence’s announcement that he will run for president brings to mind how rare it is for a vice president to compete against a former running mate.
Although the series perpetuates the stereotype that politically ambitious women can’t be trusted in high office, it thoughtfully portrays the ubiquity of everyday sexism in political culture.
No US president has ever attended a British royal coronation – but history shows that they signal intent by whom they choose to go in their stead.
If elected, Biden would be the oldest person to occupy the White House. But he’s by far the most popular candidate the Democrats have.
A House panel made four criminal referrals in relation to Donald Trump’s alleged role in the attack on the Capitol. Convictions might make him an unpalatable candidate but wouldn’t bar him from running.
The former president made little mention of his personal legal battles as he announced his bid to retake the White House.
Ronald Reagan may have been known as ‘The Great Communicator,’ but rap artists don’t view his legacy through such rose-colored glasses. A professor of Black studies and history takes a closer look.
A combination of irrelevancy, powerlessness and derision is in store for a president who chooses not to run for reelection.
US President Calvin Coolidge hasn’t gone down in history for his triumphs or failures as president during the 1920s – but his dry sense of humor carries on.
As an outlier in Kenya’s political power matrix, Ruto was elbowed out by the establishment. But he has somersaulted back by appealing directly to the masses.
It’s been a tough year for the 47th US president.
Joe Biden may be only the country’s second Catholic president, but a long line of U.S. leaders have met with popes over the years.
Since the Roosevelt administration, it’s become standard to look for accomplishments in a presidency’s early months.
Only one president has done so – Franklin Delano Roosevelt – but others considered it, and even tried.
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