“Every new president selects personalized Oval Office decor to suit his tastes and pay homage to admired predecessors. President Biden’s Oval Office boasts both a portrait and a bust of Abraham Lincoln,” the Washington Post reports. “But his family’s connection to the 16th president extends far

Justin Vaughn and Brandon Rottinghaus: “Presidents Day occurs at a crucial moment this year, with the presidency on the cusp of crisis as we inexorably shuffle toward a rematch between the incumbent and his predecessor. It’s the sort of contest we haven’t seen since the 19th century, and judging by

New York Times: “Carter entered hospice care one year ago Sunday, choosing to forgo further life-prolonging treatment with the intent to return to his simple home in Plains, Ga., to pass his final days in comfort and peace.” “As it turns out, there have been more final days than he or anyone around

“It was in a packed courtroom in Richmond, Virginia — the former capital of the Confederacy — in December 1868 where Chief Justice Salmon Chase concluded that Jefferson Davis, the defeated rebel president, should not face prosecution for treason,” NBC News reports. “Little would anyone have known

Former Sen. Jean Carnahan (D-MO), who was appointed to the U.S. Senate after voters elected her dead husband to the seat, died at the age of 90, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.