January/February 2001
Editor's Note
The American Presidency
Lessons for a President
Historian Michael Beschloss discusses the American presidency and how it has
changed from the founding fathers to the Information Age.
Before the Storm : How the Media
Missed the Tectonic Shift in the Sixties
Barry Goldwater lost in 1964, but changing political winds led
to a rise in conservatism. By Rick Perlstein
Reconstructing Lincoln's Law Practice
A cache of documents sheds light on the author of the Emancipation
Proclamation and his fifteen-year legal career. By Paulette W. Campbell
A President's First Term : Eisenhower's Pursuit of
the "Middle Way"
Ike's papers paint the portraut of a Cold War-era president determined to balance
foreign and domestic interests.
By Louis Galambos and Daun van Ee
On the Small Screen
Pioneer for Peace
Architect of the Armistice Agreements in the Middle East, Ralph
Bunche was the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace
Prize.
Free to Dance
A new film documents how African Americans transformed modern dance.
By Susan Clark
The National Humanities Medal
Making a Difference
The White House recognizes Robert Bellah, Will D. Campbell,
Judy Crichton, David Driskell, Ernest Gaines, Herman T. Guerrero, Quincy Jones, Barbara Kingsolver, Edmund Morgan, Toni Morrison, Earl Shorris, and Virginia Driving Hawke Sneve.
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