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Gerald Ford blew his chances to be Reagan’s running mate

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jul 3, 2020

During 1980’s Republican convention, backroom negotiations and media speculation over a running mate dominated

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jun 25, 2020

Just because someone else’s history makes you uncomfortable doesn’t give you a moral licence to erase it from public space

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jun 18, 2020

Written off as a hopeless case, he brought a ruthless, coiled fury to the ring, taking back the world championship

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jun 10, 2020

They were canny, enduring and keen on expansion. In the end, however, the empire couldn’t survive the First World War

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jun 4, 2020

Red Hugh O’Donnell was the kind of historical figure who often fires imaginations