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• REALITY CHECK: Who Really is Ron Paul ??

  Yes, it is amazing that the Republican Party is now on the verge of making Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) the front runner for its nomination for President of... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Next Up: DARK HORSE

  

  Which was the worst presidential campaign in American history, from the viewpoint of the winning candidate? How about 1880, when the bad blood and infighting go... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Own Clyde Tolson's Actual Apartment ! Yes, This is FOR REAL !!

  

  The Marlyn building, 3901 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. -- just a short walk from J. Edgar Hoover's own home on 30th Place, NW.Yes it's true. The actua... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Boss Tweed: A Few More Cartoons, from People Besides Thomas Nast

  

  Thomas Nast of Harper's Weekly was not the only cartoonist to aim his pencil at William M. Tweed, Boss of Tammany Hall. When the scandal broke in 1871 after... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• A Rare Tweed Photo -- at His Clubhouse in Greenwich, Connecticut

  

  Yes, that's Boss Tweed. He's the one with the beard, sitting up front in the middle, a white hat in his lap, surrounded by his friends. Tweed had so, so very... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Thomas Nast Cartoons -- Some Appetizers

  

  Thomas Nast in the early 1870s, about the time of his Tweed cartoons. You can't tell the story of New York's Boss Tweed, who ruled the City with greed and... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• The Answer to Today's Bad Economy? Bring Back BOSS TWEED !!

  

  Thomas Nast's lasting image of Boss Tweed as the classic American pol, from Harper's Weekly, October 21, 1871. Please don't misunderstand. Stealing is wrong.... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Welcome Back BOSS TWEED

  

  Do modern politicians give you the creeps, migranes, stomach cramps, and worse? Are you sick to death of Romney, Perry, Newt, Ron Paul, even Obama -- with almos... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Happy Thanksgiving !!!

  

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  Posted on 24 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• HOOVER: Andrew Simpson on J. Edgar as a Student at George Washington University

  

   Hoover at the time he attended George Washington University Law SchoolAnother great comment we received was from Andrew Simpson, who wrote this piece... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• HOOVER: A Journalist's View -- Searching J. Edgar's Trash.

  

  Another great comment I received on my recent Washington Post article "Five Myths about J. Edgar Hoover," came from Charles Elliott, a journalist at the time wh... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• HOOVER: View from an FBI Veteran

  

  One of the more detailed, thoughtful comments I received on my recent Washington Post article "Five Myths about J. Edgar Hoover," came from Lane Bonner, a... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Still More J. Edgar Snapshots, Including in the White House, 1930s-1970s.

  

  Posing at the New York City dog show. (No, that's not his own, though he had dogs most of his life.) Showing Shirley Temple a comparison microscope in the FBI... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• More Photos of J. Edgar Hoover in the 1930s

  

  Here are a few more photos of Hoover, mostly from the 1930s (from the National Archives): Clowning around with two show girls. At the Stork Club in New York... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• J. Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson -- the Actual Photos

  

  The new film J. Edgar takes the well-known relationship between long-time FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo diCaprio) and his long-time FBI number-two Clyd... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• A Few Cartoon of J. Edgar Hoover

  

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  Posted on 13 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• GUEST BLOGGER: Tom Copeland on Remembering the Centralia Tragedy of November...

  

  A rare photo of the 1919 Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, shorting before the violence. As we remember and celebrate the veterans of all... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Special Holiday Sale on All Books from Viral History Press

  

  Order between now and January 1, 2012 and save: --eBooks: all for $2.99 -- whether Kindle, Nook, or iTunes. --Paperbacks: Order direct and save 25%. Here's... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Boss Tweed: Read the Opening Chapter

  

  Today, we give you a free peek at the opening chapter of Boss Tweed, in its entirely. We hope you enjoy it. If so, please consider buying the full book. Just... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• SPECIAL FEATURE: a Free Peek at Young J. Edgar

  

  Before seeing the new film J. Edgar with Leonardo DiCaprio, take a look at today's Special Feature, a free peek at the opening chapter of Young J. Edgar,... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS