Steven Levingston
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JFK made history with a televised news conference. Now Biden faces reporters, too.
John F. Kennedy held the nation's first live press conference five days after taking office. President Biden has waited 64 days to tangle with journalists on TV. → Read More
Speaking from the heart
Joe Biden’s long advocacy for gay rights reached a historic moment when the president-elect named former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary. If confirmed, Buttigieg will become the first openly LBGTQ Cabinet member. But Biden’s support of the gay community has at times caused a stir. At a sensitive moment in 2012, then-Vice President Biden inadvertently… → Read More
What does Obama really think about Biden? His memoir doesn’t say.
The former president offers familiar praise without delving deeper into their relationship. → Read More
Like Trump, JFK faced riots. Here's what he did to stop the violence in Alabama in 1963.
(The Washington Post) Media: Washington Post The violence erupted in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 11, 1963, just before Mother's Day. Just a day earlier, the city's business leaders had reached an agreement with its black residents, led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, on wide-ranging desegregation and the hiring of African Americans for jobs long denied them. → Read More
Biden transformed the vice presidency. Whom can he pick to follow his lead?
He worked tirelessly to advance Obama’s agenda. He’ll want someone to do the same for him. → Read More
Like Vladimir and Estragon, we wait for our Godot. And wait.
Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece is a parable for our days in coronavirus limbo. → Read More
The poignant but complicated friendship of Joe Biden and Barack Obama
Biden is running for president partly based on their relationship. What was it really like? → Read More
How we tell the story of America
From pioneering women and the moonshot to racism and inequality, these authors show America in all its glory and disgrace. → Read More
Can Biden rebrand himself as anything other than Obama’s wingman?
The candidate owes his political revival to the former president. → Read More
Children have changed America before, braving fire hoses and police dogs for civil rights
The Florida teens who are organizing walkouts and marches after a mass shooting that killed 17 people at their high school are following in the footsteps of the hundreds of kids in Birmingham, Ala., who risked their lives to protest segregation in 1963. → Read More
Before Trump vs. the NFL, there was Jackie Robinson vs. JFK
Robinson, the player who integrated Major League Baseball in 1947, publicly badgered John F. Kennedy on civil rights. → Read More
Like Trump, JFK was tested by white supremacists. Here’s what he finally did about it.
Kennedy was slow to respond to vicious attacks on African Americans during the civil rights movement until June 11, 1963, when he delivered a stirring speech to the nation. → Read More
JFK on TV, Trump on Twitter and the shaping of two presidential legacies
Both presidents mastered the new media of their day — but with vastly different approaches. → Read More
How powerful is a Jon Stewart book plug? Ask his wife.
Endorsement on 'The Daily Show' sends Tracey Stewart’s 'Do Unto Animals' to top 10 → Read More
How these 10 fossils explain life on Earth
In a new book, the origin of life on our planet is revealed through fossils. → Read More
Decoding your restaurant menu
Language used to describe dishes reveals why you’re paying more, or less, for your meal. → Read More
Harper Lee objects to new biography by Marja Mills
Penguin Press stands by “The Mockingbird Next Door.” → Read More
New book: Secret Service violated Korean War cease-fire to protect Bill Clinton in DMZ in 1993
Former Secret Service agent recounts tense moments during Pres. Clinton DMZ visit in 1993. → Read More
Bon anniversaire, Eiffel Tower
The structure reflects the hopes and doubts of Paris 125 years ago. → Read More
Jane Goodall’s ‘Seeds of Hope’ reissued a year after being pulled from shelves
Goodall says busy work schedule was partly to blame for the unattributed material in first edition. → Read More