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# David Von Drehle

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## David Von Drehle


## David Von Drehle


Articles 108Collections 1

* ![President George H.W. Bush bundled-up against autumn chill, speaking while visiting Prague, Czechoslovakia, November 18, 1990.	 ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50cb73d65a65ef2f/6987a2d2e20a87170ea87813/bush-in-prague.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 6, 2018  
### [George Herbert Walker Bush 1924-2018](https://time.com/5472305/george-herbert-walker-bush-1924-2018/)  
The 41st President and father of the 43rd left a lasting legacy of service  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Pres. George H. W. Bush speaking at a podium, during a visit to Prague, 1990.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5687c4bffa71885b/6989406186f68e43a16ead90/george-bush-sr-diana-walker-prague.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 1, 2018  
### [George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States and the Father of the 43rd, Dies at 94](https://time.com/5252859/president-george-hw-bush-dead/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05bcab8c3599eb0b/6988d5cd0a4a22193d9cf0fd/scharlette-holdman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2017  
### [Remembering America's 'Angel of Death Row'](https://time.com/4858368/death-row-angel-scharlette-holdman/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Father and son attend a rally in Manchester, N.H., on Nov. 7, 2016, the eve of the election.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt934993290e67049e/6988d56a22fb85c780e21efe/how-donald-trump-jr-emails-have-cranked-up-heat-on-his-family.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 13, 2017  
### [How Donald Trump Jr.'s Emails Have Cranked Up the Heat on His Family](https://time.com/4856233/donald-trump-jr-emails/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![At the court, a new Justice, a relatively harmonious bench and a surprising finish to the term](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt665bc1b858c0f607/6988d3c54ee2624b9e30ded9/justices-agree-grapple-travel-bans-phantoms.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 29, 2017  
### [The Justices Agree to Grapple With Travel Bans and Phantoms](https://time.com/4838697/supreme-court-travel-ban-phantoms/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
* ![As special counsel, Robert Mueller has wide latitude, and a high-stakes responsibility, to investigate the White House.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb34e8a96dd4f8abc/6988d2bc196cf42f74040b7c/robert-mueller-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 22, 2017  
### [Robert Mueller: The Lie Detector](https://time.com/4828081/robert-mueller-special-counsel/)  
The formidable special counsel has time, money and an all-star legal team on his side. But he's neve...  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![ADDITION Shakespearean Trump](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt851414adf55025ee/6988d18cab6d77835f6ae8cc/public-theaters-julius-caesar0d.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 13, 2017  
### [Why Donald Trump Was Low-Hanging Fruit for the Public Theater's _Julius Caesar_](https://time.com/4817390/public-theater-shakespeare-donald-trump-julius-caesar/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![john-f-kennedy-america-answered-call-leadership-no-longer-given-voice](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta22bdf066a398b15/6988ced1cf40a85f11c47d64/john-f-kennedy-america-answered-call-leadership-no-longer-given-voice.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 25, 2017  
### [John F. Kennedy's America Answered a Call to Leadership No Longer Given Voice](https://time.com/4793898/john-f-kennedys-call-leadership/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![comey-misfire-trump-investigation-fbi-kevin-lamarque](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3dcd5d23fc704ba3/6988ccd00b72e3f97d6edb9c/comey-misfire-trump-investigation-fbi-kevin-lamarque.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 11, 2017  
### [The Comey Misfire](https://time.com/4775430/the-comey-misfire/)  
Did Donald Trump ax James Comey because he mishandled the Clinton email investigation? Or did he hav...  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Denver International Airport](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b97b33de6d8c3f9/6988c23abc6cfc1fda3e0d3f/united.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 11, 2017  
### [United Debacle Shows Airline Lost Faith in Its Own Business Model](https://time.com/4734931/united-airlines-oscar-munoz-attack-passenger/)  
Add hypocrisy to the rest of United’s offenses  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 6, 2017  
### [The World May Little Note, but Kansas City Still Remembers](https://time.com/4728314/kansas-city-still-remembers/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)
* ![Main Package OPener](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6a1e67876417e5f/6988c075ab6d773caf6ad692/timemagfinal2-e1490814174717.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 30, 2017  
### [What Will it Take to Rebuild America?](https://time.com/4718008/what-will-it-take-to-rebuild-america/)  
Plus a blueprint for today moonshots for tomorrow and a plan for getting it right  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Anne-Marie Slaughter](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0da669edaeb9c47/6988be9f656a3f2562bcf2a9/anne-marie-slaughter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 16, 2017  
### [7 Questions With Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America](https://time.com/4703316/anne-marie-slaughter-7-questions/)  
'Try living in a country where they stop talking and start shooting'  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President Obama And First Lady Welcome French President  Hollande To The White House](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e48df2455e31e14/6988babd097b90f5ac9b8f1f/barack-obama.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 17, 2017  
### [Barack Obama Ranked 12th Best U.S. President Ever in Major Survey of Historians](https://time.com/4674300/cspan-presidents-rank-2017/)  
Others have fallen in the rankings  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)
* ![steve-bannon-donald-trump-advisor-andrew-harnik](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabc25caf6cc53ef3/6988b861f887dc592ce98ebd/steve-bannon-donald-trump-advisor-andrew-harnik.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 2, 2017  
### [Is Steve Bannon the Second Most Powerful Man in the World?](https://time.com/4657665/steve-bannon-donald-trump/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)

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