presidents
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PublishedNovember 14, 2020
Commentary: What you think you know about presidential transitions is wrong
In fact, they can start before the General Services Administration gives its blessing.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2020
Maine Voices: We’ve been through bitter election years – and we’ve survived
Thomas Jefferson’s 1800 challenge to incumbent John Adams had everything we’re dealing with now, only worse.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to 2 presidents and part-time Mainer, dies at 95
Scowcroft, who owned a home in Kennebunkport, was a key aide to the first President Bush, helping to shape U.S. responses to the collapse of communism in Europe, the Tiananmen Square protests and Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2020
All the presidents’ books
In 'Author in Chief,' Craig Fehrman tells little-known stories about how presidents, or their ghostwriters, produced, published and sold their books.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2020
Tom Allen: Bloomberg the best bet to unite Democrats
Bernie Sanders does not build coalitions, according to a former congressional colleague.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2020
Commentary: Will there ever be a right time for a woman president? Busting the ‘electability’ fears
Only by being honest with ourselves about how far we have to go will we be able to create a more equitable playing field.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Maine Voices: Abraham Lincoln’s lessons in leadership
Once again we are mired in conflict between competing visions of what kind of country we are going to be.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Our View: On Presidents Day, a few words on the presidency
The power of the highest office in the land has always captured our imagination.