As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battle it out for the US presidency, learn from the history of the scandals, disputed elections, and lives of past residents of the White House and in the highest levels of US politics.
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The history of the US presidency is littered with tales of extra-marital affairs and allegations of corruption. Jonathan Wright turns back the clock to examine half a dozen of the biggest presidential scandals to have engulfed the White House during the 19th and 20th centuries
As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battle it out for the US presidency, Rob Attar looks back through American history to offer some suggestions as to how Joe Biden might spend his retirement – from taking up farming to founding a university…
The US presidential elections of recent years have been some of most contested – and divisive – in history. Here, historian Peter Ling looks back at other controversial elections in history, from Abraham Lincoln’s victory in 1860 to George W Bush’s triumph over Al Gore in 2000, and asks what we can learn…
Richard Carwardine explains why Lincoln's election victory in 1860 was so important and how he managed to trounce his rivals in the polls...
