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In 1964, The Atlantic Magazine endorsed Johnson over Goldwater. It was their first presidential endorsement since Lincoln and justified because of the danger they believed Goldwater posed to the world. How pervasive throughout society was the view that Goldwater was uniquely unfit to be president?
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Both free blacks and enslaved blacks helped build the White House. What were interactions like between the two groups? Was there any animosity?
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Was cocaine as ubiquitous among the rich and powerful in the 1970s and 1980s as it is portrayed in film, television, and literature, or is that largely a stereotype?
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I was comparing a list of the most popular baby names for the year I was born, 1988, with a list of the most popular in 2017. None of the top-10 in 1988 for boys and girls are currently in the top-10. How quickly have names gone in and out of style in the past? Is the rapid turnover a recent trend?
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Why was there no serious effort to stop Alf Landon at the 1936 Republican Convention? Did the delegates expect him to be competitive versus FDR or did they anticipate a blowout?
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Why didn't any of the early constitutional amendments make it into the original draft of the Constitution?
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Benjamin Robbins Curtis was the first United States Supreme Court justice to have a law degree when he was confirmed in 1851. Why did it take more than fifty years before a lawyer was appointed to the bench?
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