American Insights
The Mighty Endeavor
On Wednesday, June 5, 1944, the president spoke to the American people through a common and comforting medium, the fireside chat. “Yesterday,”...
American Insights
A Bolt from the Sky
Seated at his desk in the afternoon, the president was fatigued. His right hand swollen and trembling from three hours...
American Insights
The Struggle of the Ages
It was a time of fear, suspicion, and uncertainty. It was, in a sense, like any other time in history,...
American Insights
The Meaning of the Declaration
The rain was falling with misty, unrelenting force as President Calvin Coolidge rose to deliver the greatest speech of his...