Jonathan L. Stolz
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Presidential history: A complicated relationship between US presidents and Cuba (opens the original)
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America and Cuba share a long and complex relationship shaped by successive U.S. presidential administrations that, from the Founding Fathers to the present day, have often regarded the island as a natural extension of American power and an eventual addition to the United States. In her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Cuba: An American History,” Ada Ferrer observes that the “connections between the two countries stretches back over centuries — a history sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive and
Presidential history: Two left feet or just right, presidents leave a mark on the dance floor (opens the original)
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Nearly every president has taken to the dance floor. Throughout much of the nation’s history, commanders in chief from across the political spectrum have twirled, glided and shuffled at inaugural balls, White House receptions and state dinners. Not all presidents, however, had the same dancing prowess. As Bonnie Berkowitz observed in a Washington Post article, “George Washington really could cut a rug, but Abraham Lincoln absolutely could not.” While graceful moves on the dance floor have never
Presidential History: The presidents’ midterm jinx (opens the original)
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President Donald Trump’s recent prime-time remarks about November’s midterm elections have generated a wide range of opinions among political pundits. One thing, however, is certain: like many of his predecessors, history is not on the president’s side when it comes to his party’s prospects. With only two exceptions during the past 162 years, the president’s political party has lost congressional seats in its first midterm election. Although they seldom receive the attention of the quadrennial r
Presidential History: America’s first independence jubilee (opens the original)
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Annually for the past 250 years, Americans have marked Independence Day with speeches, parades and fireworks. But as David McKean and M. Todd Bennett observe in their book “The Flag Was Still There,” the nation’s five semicentennial anniversaries — including the one this year — have been unique opportunities for Americans to reflect on the republic’s achievements and shortcomings. Two centuries ago, the first of these recurring 50-year jubilee celebrations took place in 1826, commemorating five
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