Queen Elizabeth II died September 8, 2022 after 70 years on the throne. During her time she met 13 presidents, but only one after he had left the White House.
Heads of state often interact with one another, often in person, both formally and informally. For Queen Elizabeth, one American president was the exception.
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, had choice words when it came to his opinion of one of former President Donald Trump's policies.
Gregory Peck is known for starring in "To Kill a Mockingbird," but his relationship with president Lyndon Johnson almost landed him an even more important job.
When President George Washington died, many couldn't imagine an America without him. Here is how one ambitious doctor tried to bring Washington back to life.
Thomas Jefferson had an impressive array of responsibilities. He was part of the Committee of Five, and he also drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, wrote his first memoir about his father but credits his mother for making him the person he would become.
Activist, writer, humanitarian, Rosalynn Carter is the person most responsible for shaping the role of first lady of the United States in the modern era.
But tragedy followed John F. Kennedy Jr,, starting just before his third birthday, when his father was assassinated, and ending with his early death in 1999.
Jimmy Carter's public image as an honest peanut farmer-turned-statesman who builds homes for the homeless ignores his many contradictions and complications.
The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, was arrested and extradited to the U.S. based on accusations of trafficking cocaine and smuggling.
Autopsies date back 2,000 years and throughout history, they've helped to explain causes of death. Here are the post-mortem findings for eight U.S. presidents.
Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver were two Black titans of education. While working at Tukeegee they actually irritated each other quite a bit..
George Washington Carver was a monumental intellect, not only in terms of agriculture and botany, but also as a well-respected painter during his life.
Larry Flynt is known for being a publisher at the helm of magazines like Hustler, and for peddling smut. He also had an unexpected connection to Jimmy Carter.
Former U.S. president Andrew Jackson adopted a Native American child, the historical truth of which is largely a mystery. Here is the tragic story of Lyncoya.
What is now the nation of Sri Lanka has over 2,500 years of recorded history, but few of those years are as turbulent as recent events that are unfolding.
Commanders-in-chief have been accused of committing specific crimes, and things have progressed as far as impeachment on four occasions in American history.
George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden all share something in common: all four have faced calls for their imprisonment. But could it happen?