President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill creating the Assateague Island National Seashore with its ink, thus saving a ...

Shortly before Milton Friedman's death in 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing him over dinner in San Francisco. The ...

Flags will remain at half-mast and half-staff most of the month for Jimmy Carter's death. Jan. 9 will be a national day of ...

In President Joe Biden’s proclamation about the death of Carter, he directed that flags be flown at half-staff “as an ...

For more modern historians, newspapers are one of the best resources. What can we glean from Alaska life by a look at the ...

James “Jimmy” Carter, the peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, who became the 39th president of the United States and later redefined the role of an ex-president through decades of humanitarian ...

A presidential funeral in the United States is a carefully orchestrated event, blending solemn traditions and heartfelt tributes.

The first funeral for a former Democratic president since Lyndon B. Johnson died in early 1973 will be held on Jan. 9, which ...

In 1968, Singer said, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared national days of mourning for both ... The tradition dates back to ...

Flags across the country will be lowered to half-staff until late January to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100.

The closest precedent occurred in 1973, when then-President Richard Nixon ordered flags lowered to honor former President ...