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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Reagan and the Iran-Contra Scandal	Suri, Jeremi	February/March 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) JFK's Fighter-Bombers	Gelfand, Mark	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Stop the Censorship of Mainstream Publications	Grosvenor, Edwin	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Attempted Impeachment of Thomas Jefferson	Banning, Lance	February/March 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) The Attempts to Impeach John Tyler	Holt, Michael	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Nixon and Watergate	Olmsted, Kathryn	February/March 2021
Lincoln Warned About Mobs and Demagogues	Reynolds, David	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) George Washington: “The Tyrant, Instead of the Savior, of his Country"	Banning, Lance	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Obama: Benghazi and Clinton's E-mails	Lichtman, Allan	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Lincoln's Corrupt War Department	Oates, Stephen	February/March 2021
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) McKinley and Mismanagement in the Spanish-American War	Sproat, John	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A Special Issue on Presidential Misdeeds	Grosvenor, Edwin	February/March 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Andrew Jackson Censured for a “High Crime”	Ellis, Richard	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Impeachment of Bill Clinton	Brownell, Kathryn	February/March 2021
Lincoln's Thoughts on the “Mobocratic Spirit”	Watson, Bruce	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Ford's Pardon of Nixon	Hoff, John	February/March 2021
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Harding and Teapot Dome	Ingalls, Robert	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson	McFeely, William	February/March 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Truman Dogged by Charges of “Favoritism and Influence”	Boylan, James	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Bush After 9/11	Olmsted, Kathryn	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) James Monroe’s “Furniture Fund”	Banner, James	February/March 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Corruption and Treason in the Buchanan Cabinet	Holt, Michael	February/March 2021
The Impeachment of Trump is Divisive and Unnecessary	Hanson, Victor	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Ulysses S. Grant and the Whisky Frauds	McFeely, William	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Dred Scott: the Supreme Court's Worst Decision	Brands, H.	Winter 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Those Were the Days	Cullen, Jim	Winter 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Was the Presidential Election Stolen?	Morris, Roy	Winter 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Two Hours in Hell at Pearl Harbor	Offley, Ed	Winter 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Biden Predicts 9/11 Attack on 9/10	Klein, Gil	Winter 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Humboldt in America	Harvey, Eleanor	Winter 2021
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Pandemics in America	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Tecumseh and The Prophet at Tippecanoe	Cozzens, Peter	Winter 2021
2020 Articles by Author	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
2020 Articles by Issue	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
2020 Articles by Approximate Date	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
JFK Assassination	Reader, Various	Winter 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Christmas Dinner at Mount Vernon	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) The Voice of Young America	DiGirolamo, Vincent	Winter 2021
New Broadcast of "It's a Wonderful Life"	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
Credibility of TV News in Ruin?	Swift, Claire	Summer 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Lafayette: A Hero Among Heroes	Unger, Harlow	Summer 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Ellsberg's “Magic Potion” to Stop the War	Oliphant, Thomas	Summer 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) How We Exposed the Secret Pentagon Papers	Smith, Hedrick	Summer 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) “Let’s Go,” Said Mrs. Graham. “Let’s Publish”	Downie, Jr., Leonard	Summer 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Kamikazes Shock the Allies	Duffy, James	Summer 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) On the Road with the Green Book	Taylor, Candacy	Summer 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Eleanor Fights Lynching	Michaelis, David	Summer 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Heirs of an Honored Name	Egerton, Douglas	Fall 2020 George Washington Prize
About the Cover; Special Thanks to our Editorial Assistant	Editors, The	Fall 2020 George Washington Prize
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Widow Washington	Saxton, Martha	Fall 2020 George Washington Prize