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Author Zachary Karabell examines Chester Alan Arthur, who was propelled into the presidency by the assassination of James Garfield an...

Candice Millard, author of Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine & the Murder of a President...

The first vice president to occupy the White House after the death of the incumbent, John Tyler was derided by critics as “His Accidency.” Yet histori...

James N. Giglio describes John F. Kennedy as “the most medicated, one of the most courageous, and perhaps the most self-absorbed of o...

Offering the keynote address for this year’s series on the American presidency, presidential scholar Robert Dallek examines why some...

To commemorate the centennial of Ronald Reagan’s birth, historian Michael Schaller chronicles the life of one of America’s most notable and successful...

Walter Schroeder leads an examination of The WPA Guide to Missouri on Wednesday, September 16,...

The Kansas City Public Library brings its Twain and His Times series to a close with Twain and the Idea of the Great Ameri...

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the life and work of Mark Twain with Twain and His Times throughout...