Allen McDuffeeinTimelineHow secret talks between the U.S. and China led to “the week that changed the world.”Even before China became a military superpower, Nixon knew isolation was dangerous.Dec 7, 20171Dec 7, 20171
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineJimmy Carter once sent launch codes to the cleaner, and other scary tales of the ‘nuclear football’Getting to know the president’s mobile missile command centerNov 21, 20174Nov 21, 20174
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineShady funds through foreign powers, digging up dirt, and an election won: the Nixon playbookHis re-election committee was known as CREEP, and he feels too relevantNov 16, 20172Nov 16, 20172
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineWhen the U.S. government organized segregated trips for Gold Star mothers, black women protestedAfter World War I, the problematic program was implementedOct 31, 20171Oct 31, 20171
Allen McDuffeeAppearing Presidential With The New Republic’s Alex Shephard and Author Jeremi SuriDonald Trump isn’t sure if he wants to be presidential, but what’s “presidential,” anyway?Oct 30, 2017Oct 30, 2017
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineForget Twitter wars, Andrew Jackson challenged more than 100 men to duels (but only killed one)The seventh president was, um, excitableOct 18, 20175Oct 18, 20175
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineWhen a rich white man was murdered in front of the Princeton Club, gun control came to New YorkPermits for handguns go back more than 100 years thereOct 9, 20173Oct 9, 20173
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineWhen Arthur Ashe fought to play tennis in apartheid South Africa, he faced bitter criticism‘Athletes, especially black athletes, must use every resource at their command to right things that are wrong’Sep 29, 20172Sep 29, 20172
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineIn 1968, North Korea captured a U.S. war ship and tortured the 82 sailors on boardThe USS Pueblo is still being held in PyongyangSep 26, 20172Sep 26, 20172
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineThis diamond gift to Benjamin Franklin is the reason Donald Trump can’t profit from the presidencyThe emolument clause in the Constitution goes back to the 1700sSep 22, 2017Sep 22, 2017