James M. Banner, Jr., a Guggenheim Award-winning historian, was a Princeton faculty member in 1974 when he contributed to the presidential misconduct report. Now an independent historian based in Washington, DC, Banner co-founded the History News Service, played a key role in establishing the National History Center, and has authored several books, including Being a Historian. He also edited Presidential Misconduct: From George Washington to Today (The New Press).

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The Ever-Changing Past by James M. Banner, Jr.

The Ever-Changing Past | Why All History is Revisionist History by James M. Banner, Jr. is an example of an experienced, multi-faceted historian showing how revisionist history is at the heart of creating historical knowledge. Banner shows why historical knowledge is unlikely ever to be unchanging, why history as a branch of knowledge is always a search for meaning and a constant source of argument.

Presidential Misconduct by James M. Banner, Jr.

Presidential Misconduct | From George Washington to Today by James M. Banner, Jr. adds the accounts of misconduct by contemporary American Presidents to the original report. Led by Banner, a group of presidential historians come together to bring the 1974 account up to date through Barack Obama’s presidency.