In Richmond, Virginia, this week, a monumental statue of Jefferson Davis was toppled from its perch by a popular uprising. In observance of that, I am proud to publish a section of Here Lies America that has never been seen before: my visit to the White House of the Confederacy. This segment was trimmed for space… Read more »
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The polite omissions of James Buchanan’s Wheatland tour
James Buchanan was a lousy president and probably loved another man. What does the museum at his home in Lancaster, PA, have to say?