Presidents

The book "Remember the First Ladies" highlights the fascinating history of America's first ladies from Martha Washington to Melania Trump. Co-author Diana Carlin joined KCUR's Up To Date to tell their stories.

President Biden announced that he will discontinue his campaign to seek a second term in the White House, throwing the Democratic race for 2024 wide open.

The GOP presumptive presidential nominee left a Pennsylvania hospital on Saturday after a 20-year-old shot into the crowd at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Kansas Citians had much to say after the first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. After the face-off between 81-year-old Biden and 78-year-old Trump, some KCUR listeners expressed concern about both candidates' health and integrity.

The presidential historian's new book, "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s," chronicles the life of her late husband, Richard "Dick" Goodwin, who was a confidant of the Kennedys and a top aide to Lyndon B. Johnson. Doris Kearns Goodwin is in Kansas City this week for an author event with Rainy Day Books.

Clay Bauske has served as the curator of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum for over 40 years and is set to retire at the end of the month. During his time in the role, museum curation has changed dramatically — but he argues that how we view President Truman has also shifted over these last four decades.

Missouri's Supreme Court rules in favor of Medicaid expansion, Kansas City, Kansas incumbent Mayor David Alvey states his case for reelection, and C-SPAN's presidential ranking produces surprising results.

After former President Donald Trump's departure from the White House made him eligible for C-SPAN's presidential rankings, some are questioning how he placed.

Jackson County legislator notes that the carefully-crafted language "speaks to where we were and where we are."

What is in store for landlords and tenants come August 1, a 13.5-mile path following the old rail line is now complete, and a new plaque is attached to Jackson County's Andrew Jackson statue.

The complex has completed its first major renovation in more than 20 years and the largest since the museum opened in 1957.

President Harry S. Truman faced issues America continues to wrestle with today; civil rights, foreign policy, and Israel among them.