Indeed, history offers numerous stories of underestimated men rising to distinction in the Oval Office, notably James Polk, Abraham Lincoln, Harry Truman and Ronald Reagan. Truman is an especially ...

Here’s a look into three presidents who garnered both praise and criticism during their post-White House years.

A series of recent historical studies have sought to sanitize the many failures of Carter's presidential term by arguing that ...

The Sunshine State, which has not seen a favorite son ever elected to the Oval Office, has a rich presidential history trail ...

In 1952, President Harry S Truman sat at his desk in the Oval Office and mused about what was in store for his successor, Dwight D Eisenhower. “He’ll sit here”, said Truman, tapping his desk for ...

WHICH IS OFTEN IN AN OVAL OFFICE, I THINK ABOUT THE TOUGH DECISIONS HE HAD TO MAKE. AND WHEN I TAKE A STEP THAT’S NOT VERY POPULAR, I THINK OF THE UNPOPULARITY THAT HARRY TRUMAN HAD TO SUFFER.

Source: White House Museum, The Truman Library He used Theodore ... Kennedy was in the process of redesigning the Oval Office when he was assassinated. The idea was to install a new red rug ...