World & Nation
No one knows how the expression OK came into being.
Dec. 26, 1986
Politics
President-elect George Bush opened his first news conference since winning the presidency with a tip of the hat to a Democratic predecessor.
Nov. 9, 1988
It was the ultimate photo opportunity.
Nov. 5, 1991
Coming soon on new presidential dollar coins -- Old Hickory, Old Kinderhook, Old Man Eloquent and the Last of the Cocked Hats.
Dec. 27, 2007
Archives
I enjoyed reading Ronald Brownstein’s “Washington Outlook,” April 8.
April 16, 1996
When Trumpets Call Theodore Roosevelt After the White House Patricia O’Toole Simon & Schuster: 496 pp., $30
May 8, 2005
With subdued good humor on his first day as President-elect, George Bush gave his due to aides and supporters--and to Martin Van Buren, the last American Chief Executive to succeed directly from the vice presidency to the Oval Office.
Nov. 10, 1988
California
Riverside County prosecutors have reduced the charge against the driver arrested in the traffic death of a California Highway Patrol officer to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter after drug tests came back negative.
Oct. 1, 2003
Regarding the column “The Trickle-Down Presidency” (Editorial Page, Jan. 7), either there is a typographical error or Prof.
Jan. 25, 1989
Music
Presidential tunes fit the tenor of their times, even if they weren’t smooth musically.
June 22, 2008