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Nathan Howard / Getty Trump Just Did What Not Even Nixon Dared To
This isn’t the first time the BLS commissioner aroused presidential ire. But at least Nixon faced constraints.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Sources: David Ramos / Getty; CQ Roll Call / Getty. Other Presidents Have Retired in March of Their Reelection Year
But it didn’t work out for their parties.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty; Getty. The Lessons Israel Failed to Learn From the Yom Kippur War
Gathering the right intelligence isn’t always enough.
Popperfoto / Getty Indicting a Former President Should Always Have Been Fair Game
A New York grand jury is treating the former commander in chief like everyone else.
Erin Scott / Reuters The Death of Nonpartisan Presidential History
A new National Archives plan to privatize presidential libraries will hurt the public’s understanding of our country’s true legacy.
The Atlantic; Getty Trump Can’t Just Erase History Like Nixon Did
The seven-hour gap in the record of January 6 should still be knowable, despite efforts to suppress it.
C-SPAN; Bettmann / Getty; The Atlantic How Trump Broke—And Then Saved—Impeachment
In 2019, Trump gamed the system and won. In 2021, with his crimes more blatant, he couldn’t repeat the trick.
Getty / Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Worst President in History
Three particular failures secure Trump’s status as the worst chief executive ever to hold the office.
AFP/ CORBIS / LIFE / GETTY / THE ATLANTIC Trump’s Pardons Make the Unimaginable Real
He may now attempt what no one thought a president would ever try.
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