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What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and William Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation fo…

This was a look not only at how Americans have remembered departed presidents, but at what those mourning rituals say about politics and culture. The White House Historical Association hoste…

Historians discussed the founders of the United States. The 2023 George Washington Symposium was hosted by George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia.

Author and Presidential Historian Lindsay Chervinsky discussed the significance of Presidents' Day and how Americans have remembered and memorialized departed presidents.

Historians and journalists discussed the Presidential Records Act at a panel discussion hosted by New York University. Topics included the origins of the act, the role that it has played thr…

President George Washington delivered his farewell address 225 years ago. Mount Vernon convened a virtual panel to revisit his warnings against threats confronting the young nation. Featured…

Historians discussed the transitions of presidential administrations from George Washington to Joe Biden. This program was part of an American Political History Conference hosted by Purdue U…

Scholars and authors explored how the American Revolution transformed governments and impacted countries around the world. The Emerging Revolutionary War organization sponsored this event at…

Author Lindsay Chervinsky discussed the presidency of John Adams and the United States' efforts to maintain its neutrality in the years after the Revolutionary War. The Emerging Revolutionar…

Historian Lindsay Chervinsky talked about how and why George Washington formed his presidential cabinet. She also spoke about how the American cabinet system differed from the British equiva…

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a virtual “town hall” about George Washington’s influence in shaping the Constitution after the Revolutionary War -- and, as president…

Lindsay Chervinsky, historian at the White House Historical Association, looked at George Washington’s presidential cabinet. This was a virtual author event.

Historians examined the early years of the new federal government, and the politics of the 1790s. This was part of a two-day Purdue University conference called “Remaking American Political …

White House Historical Association historians Matthew Costello and Lindsay Chervinsky talked about their jobs, and the history and preservation of the executive mansion.

A panel of historians looked at various aspects of the Revolutionary War-era military. Topics included military personnel in George Washington’s Cabinet, soldier camaraderie, the war’s impac…