According to this sparkling biography, John Quincy Adams both “reflect[ed] and transcend[ed] his famous parents,” just as he was both a product of his young country and a major force in its evolution ...

The paradox of reform -- "I am a Roosevelt New Dealer"; liberalism ascendant -- Funding the Great Society and the War on Poverty -- The second reconstruction -- The mandate: the election of 1964 -- ...

WASHINGTON — When University of Arkansas professor Randall Woods spoke at the Smithsonian about one of the towering figures of the 1960s, 100 people showed up, eager to hear about the nation’s 36th ...