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As president, Dwight D. Eisenhower took a moderate position on many issues, believing that “good judgment seeks balance and progress.”

What does history tell us about presidents who have tried to push the limits of the system?

Sixty-five years ago, Ruby Bridges became the first Black child in the South to attend an all-white elementary school.

Before Saturday Night Live, there was "Your Show of Shows."

Thirty years later, an Oklahoma native reflects on one of the deadliest domestic terrorist attacks in American history. 

Although numerous studies show a failure in the teaching of our history and values of democracy, there are models to rebuild the civic bargains by which democracy survives.

The presidency of Jimmy Carter was both shaped and bracketed by energy.

Carter's diplomatic legacy has endured well, though he often struggled to project a convincing aura of strength and accomplishment in office.

Here are the top 20 most popular essays in American Heritage last year, as ranked by our readers.