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5 min read The New York Times reporter who spent months in hiding analyzing the Pentagon Papers remembers how they broke the story. It was the Ides of March, 1971, [...]

The article presents a discussion of the publication of the Pentagon Papers by the newspaper "New York Times" in June 1971, adapted from the book "All About the Story: News, Power, Politics and The Washington Post" by Leonard Downie Jr. Topics discussed include the controversies surrounding the study of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War or the Pentagon Papers, risks of criminal prosecution faced by the newspaper, and the author's experience of editing the papers.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of discovering the existence of and writing about the Pentagon Papers as a reporter for the newspaper "Boston Globe" in 1971.

A BOOK FULL OF BOATS YOU CAN FOLD AND THEN FLOAT BATHTUB ADMIRALS AND WADING-POOL commodores will jump at the chance to experience several millennia of naval architecture with The [...]

The article addresses on the issue of disappearing records printed on papers. According to the author, the basis for this problem was laid in the eighteen seventies and eighties when wood-based paper became the most common material for printing. Details related to various kind of paper making and the causes of the problem are discussed.

During one week last summer the stock market suddenly soured on technology stocks. Microsofts William S. Gates saw his fortune decline by an awesome 2.4 billion dollars. To get some [...]

The article presents a discussion of the Presidential and the six libraries for Presidential papers. It mentions that the six libraries for Presidential papers were administered by the National Archives and Records Service of the General Services Administration. It explains that the Presidential libraries' sizes are not like what they are, because each library is a miniature Office of Public Records.

The article focuses on the use of patriotic images and sentiments by the paper stainers in the U.S. to encourage the domestic consumers to buy locally produced wall papers and hangings after the independence of the country. The paper stainers of the U.S. aspired to match the quality of the output of their European competitors.

The article presents the 2nd series of Foreign Affairs Secretary John Jay's federalist papers about developing a union of thirteen states in the U.S. It includes letter from Congress Secretary Charles Thomson regarding Jay's appointment by the House of Congress as secretary of Foreign Affairs, and his negotiations with John Adams, an England minister.

The article discusses the acts of John Jay as head of the U.S. Supreme Court that subjected him to trial. His public intervention in nonjudicial affairs proved his unneutrality. The Genêt affair in which he engaged himself with while head of the Supreme Court constituted a violation of law that resulted to a legal action against him.

Focuses on the trip of John Jay, former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and his family to Spain for a diplomatic mission in 1779. Challenges faced by the Jays during their travel; Problems encountered by the family in their stay in Madrid; Social gatherings attended by the jurist and his wife.

The article focuses on pictorial journalism as a progressive profession in publications. It is prominently distinguished as a profession, technique, and business, and is over 120 years old. However, only few publications prospered in its first sixty years of existence. Among the survivors of the journalism trend are the "Saturday Evening Post," "Life," and the "Illustrated London News." It added that the largest change came from the evolution of human-made art to high-speed photography in news.

The article reports on the changes on the signature of the Treasurer of the United States on paper currencies. The signature in American paper currencies has been changed from Dorothy Andrews Elston to Dorothy Andrews Kabis. This change was made following the treasurer's marriage to W.L. Kabis in September.

BEHIND THE FIVE-DOLLAR MAKEOVER ANALYZING THE NEW, DISCONCERTINGLY OFF-KILTER FIVE-DOLLAR bill last summer, a New York plastic surgeon somehow convinced Newsweek that the government had merely given Lincoln a face-lift [...]

The article features the cutouts created by Charles Dana Gibson when he was eight years old. Gibson grew up to become the illustrator who was credited for creating the Gibson Girl. One observer claims that Gibson's family first failed to notice the boy's creative ability. It was his uncle who advised the boy's parents of his artistic ability.

The article talks about advertising and publishing in colonial America. The first reference to America among advertising antiquities was found in a booklet caused to be printed by Samuel Macham. The development of publishing in the U.S., which began with William Rittenhouse's establishment of the first paper mill in America in 1690 and the start of a newspaper in Boston by Benjamin Harris in September 25, 1690, is discussed. The history of advertising in the U.S. is also discussed.

The article focuses on the controversy involving Warren Gamaliel Harding, former President of the U.S. The "American Heritage" magazine has attempted to publish the controversial love letters between Harding and Marion, Ohio-resident Carrie Phillips. It is suggested that the controversial love letters should be preserved at a reputed library for the presidency record.

The article criticizes the pumpkin pie as a holiday favorite during the 1890s. A background on the history of pumpkin is presented. The result of the chemical analyses of pumpkin pie is discussed. The taste of stewed pumpkin is criticized. The use of pumpkin as a base for a certain pie is questioned.

The article focuses on the author's views on army. He says that he and the troops had gone to grammar school and high school during the war, collected tin cans and scrap paper, seen their mothers shop with ration stamps, gotten war bonds for our birthdays, seen service stars in windows and uniforms everywhere, known a thousand war movies, remembered V-E Day and pictures of wrecked cities.

In July 1899, the New York City newsboys formed their own union and went out on strike against Joseph Pulitzer's "World" and William Randolph Hearst's "New York Journal." A confederation of children challenged the two most powerful publishers in the US. The newsboys were in the enviable position of being irreplaceable as the newspapers' major distributors. These newsboys were different from the earlier generations of street waifs. The wholesale price increase in Hearst's "Journal" and Pulitzer's "World" lead to the strike. The first reported events of the strike were in Long Island City when newsies discovered the deliveryman had been cheating them and giving them a short count on their bundles of papers. Morris Cohen may have led the strike in Manhattan. The newsboys prevented the delivery wagons from leaving with papers. The "Journal" and "World" were reluctant to take the strike seriously at first.

The article focuses on the letters written by General Ulysses S. Grant, to his wife Julia Dent Grant from April 8 to June 16, 1862. The letters are presented, which were also published in the "The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant" publication. Grant's first letter was written after the Battle of Shiloh and his last letter was written before he was placed in sole command of the whole area between the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers.

The article provides information on factors which led to the fallout between former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and his physician Colonel Edward M. House, also known as his "second personality." According to House, it was their illnesses and the resentment amongst the people around, which became the prime reason of their separation. Edward's book "The Intimate Papers of Colonel House," published after the death of Wilson, led to a controversy.

In the article, the author presents several facts about the activities and accomplishments of the late U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy based on his personal papers and transcript of closed-door hearings he participated in. Also cited are the move by McCarthy's widow to donate his personal and professional papers to his alma mater Marquette University, and his campaign against communism.

Looks at the history of the paper ballot, originally devised to protect the voter from intimidation. History of paper ballots in pre-Revolutionary America; How paper ballots became confusing; Why the paper ballot was ideal for dirty tricks; History of the ballot-reform movement; Introduction of the modern voting machine.

Presents a letter to the editor of the July 1991 issue of 'American Heritage.' Comments on an article about the history of banking; Disagreement over who the first country was to issue paper money.

The article warns readers about magazine and print advertising campaigns that use the theme of natural resources conservation in a fraudulent manner. A Potlatch Forests Inc. ad promotes the company's commitment to pollution control in Clearwater River, Idaho. International Paper Co.'s ad paints a utopian world of disposable paper products.

The article focuses on an examination of private papers, including family letters, of Colonel Robert E. Lee of the U.S. Army, which reveals that he did not take the decision to fight for the South, the Confederacy, during the American Civil War. The examination discloses that Lee, in 1857, told a brother-in-law that his patriotism embraced the Union, the North.

Focuses on the issues concerning the access of presidential papers in the U.S. Insight into the thinking of politicians; Right to private property; Ways to find presidential documents.

Explains how historian Frederick Jackson Turner's famous paper `The Significance of the Frontier in American History' expressed a conflict in the American psyche. Turner's thesis; Profile of Turner; More.

Discusses the clues uncovered during the 1989 restoration of Abraham Lincoln's house at Springfield, Illinois, and how it helped humanize his portrait. Home improvements; Newly found papers; Lincoln as father and husband; Lincoln's sons; Political history. INSET: `Here I have lived'.

Focuses on the use of road maps in driving. When the 'Chicago Times-Herald' sponsored a road race and printed a rough diagram of the race in the paper, serving as the first American automobile road map; Number of cars registered in the United States by the year 1915, suggesting a need for road maps; When the first concrete road was built in Detroit, Michigan; Technological improvements making vehicle travel easier; Description of early road guides.

Discusses the history of the 'Herald Tribune' newspaper in Paris, France and its publisher James Gordon Bennet. How the newspaper, known as the 'International Tribune', has become the hometown newspaper for every American living in Paris; Changes in the paper since it has become global; Career history of Bennet, including his partnership with John W. Mackay.

Focuses on the Arts and Crafts movement in America, born in response to the low quality of machine-made goods, which began in isolated workshops and spread to the public, preaching the values of the simple, the useful and the handmade. History of the arts and crafts movement; Examples of historic arts and crafts objects; Exhibition that the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts organized to celebrate the 100th anniversary of arts and crafts; British origins with art critic John Ruskin and designer William Morris; Wallpapers, chairs, carpets and tapestries that Morris designed; Morris' notion that art should be useful and incorporated into everyday activity; Americanization of the arts and crafts movement through Elbert Hubbard and Gustav Stickley; Roycroft community in New York that Hubbard dedicated to printing books and making furniture; Workshop that Stickley set up in Eastwood, New York to develop "Craftsman" furniture; Self-promotion by Stickley and Hubbard; Description of a typical Stickley chair; Development of arts and crafts societies in Boston, Chicago, and New York; How metalwork paid homage to the Middle Ages; Pottery styles, including from the Rookwood Pottery Company of Ohio; Development of craft as therapy, including at the Marblehead Pottery of Massachusetts; End of the movement and the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Hoss Radbourn is considered by some people to be baseball's greatest pitcher. Charles Hoss Radbourn played for the Providence Grays of the National League in 1884. During August and September 1884, he won 18 straight games within the space of a month. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939. In 1884 teams only employed two starting pitchers and substitution of players was forbidden. The other pitcher was Charlie Sweeney. The season got off to an erratic start. Radbourn was celebrated in the Providence papers. The physical effects of Radbourn's pitching were evident after each game. His pitching arm would be so sore the next morning that he could not lift his arm to comb his hair. After the 1884 season he suffered a few mediocre ones until the 1889 and 1890 seasons.

As editor of the "Ladies' Home Journal" from 1889 to 1919, Bok exerted a profound influence over middle class values during that period. Bok is best known today as an example of the rags-to-riches success story, but he was more than that: he was an ardent moral reformer who found in simple living the key to personal happiness and social improvement. His career paralleled that of Andrew Carnegie. He arrived from Holland in 1870 and became editor of the paper at the age of 25. He had ideas about what the ideal woman was to her family and in her home. He had ideas about "the simple life." He stressed Christian values to the middle class. He married Mary Louise Curtis, the daughter of his publisher.

The article presents a first-person account of the condition in the notorious prison camp, Andersonville, in Georgia during American civil war, adapted from the original papers written by Charles Ferren Hopkins, a Union soldier who was taken prisoner of war and sent to the prison camp.

The article discusses why the dream vision of an American Indian named Rodman Wanamaker to erect an American Indian monument in Staten, New York, could not be materialized. The monument was to be created on the front portion of Fort Tompkins, the highest rampart within the Fort Wadsworth complex on Staten Island, New York. But due to some political compulsions, the dream project could not go beyond the paper it was drawn upon.

The article discusses the relationship between the American businessman and the politicians. It features the 1871 caricature of Tammany Hall's chieftain created by Thomas Nast symbolizing the close and sometimes corrupt partnership of America's important men. This paper looks into the issues of bribery by corporations to the government officials and the implications to the country.

The article discusses the Mormons' story of struggles from poverty, persecution, and their accumulation of wealth to their rise to power. It features the year 1846 when the Mormons began their journey from the newly built city of Nauvoo, Illinois crossing the ice to Mississippi. This paper chronicles the forcing out of the Mormons from Illinois to Mississippi from as told by Sarah D. Rich in her manuscript. INSET: GRANITE IS FOREVER.