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What really killed the first President to die in office?

by Scott Bomboy

On April 5, 1841, the news that President William Henry Harrison was dead shocked a nation. So what killed a man who had just…

What really killed the first President to die in office?
William McKinley: Does he deserve more respect from historians?

by NCC Staff

He was a war hero who led America out of a recession, won a war and re-election, defined modern election campaigns, and died at an…

William McKinley: Does he deserve more respect from historians?
Martin Van Buren’s legacy: Expert politician, mediocre president

by Scott Bomboy

On Martin Van Buren's birthday, Constitution Daily looks at the man who helped to create our modern two-party political system,…

Martin Van Buren’s legacy: Expert politician, mediocre president
Can a President obstruct justice? The legal experts have a few thoughts

by Scott Bomboy

On Monday, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney made a pointed argument in a media interview that a President can’t be…

Can a President obstruct justice? The legal experts have a few thoughts
10 facts about Presidents who were also Veterans

by NCC Staff

On Veterans Day, Constitution Daily looks at 10 Presidents who had first-hand experience serving in the military before they were…

10 facts about Presidents who were also Veterans
Senators should serve for life, and other election ideas from the Founders

by Scott Bomboy

Today, Americans will vote in elections around the country. But did you know if alternative ideas from the Founders were used…

Senators should serve for life, and other election ideas from the Founders
The drama behind President Kennedy’s 1960 election win

by Scott Bomboy

On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in a bitter contest against the incumbent Vice…

The drama behind President Kennedy’s 1960 election win
Can the Cabinet “remove” a President using the 25th amendment?

by Scott Bomboy

In a new Vanity Fair article, the magazine claims former White House adviser Steve Bannon warned President Donald Trump that his…

Can the Cabinet “remove” a President using the 25th amendment?
Was the Vietnam War unconstitutional?

by Lyle Denniston

This is the second of several articles that Constitution Daily will publish on the constitutional legacy of the war in Vietnam,…

Was the Vietnam War unconstitutional?
10 birthday facts about the 42nd president, Bill Clinton

by NCC Staff

August 19th marks the 71st birthday of former President Bill Clinton, whose eight-year term dominated the decade of the 1990s.

10 birthday facts about the 42nd president, Bill Clinton
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