Matthew Dallek

Matthew Dallek is a professor at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management and author of Defenseless Under the Night: The Roosevelt Years and the Origins of Homeland Security.

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U.S. Presidents

What Happened When LBJ Announced He Wouldn’t Run

President Johnson’s exit from the 1968 presidential race rocked politics.

Fires burn behind a Buddhist monk crossing a bridge on the first day of the Tet Offensive
Vietnam War

How the Tet Offensive Shocked Americans into Questioning if the Vietnam War Could be Won

Turns out, the US had made one miscalculation after another.

Vietnam War

How the Army’s Cover-Up Made the My Lai Massacre Even Worse

It took 20 months for the war crime to come to light.

Police and demonstrators clash near the Conrad Hilton Hotel during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. (Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
1960s

Was 1968 America’s Bloodiest Year in Politics?

War. Assassinations. Riots. Violent protest clashes. America was certainly no stranger to political violence, but 1968 appeared to bring the bloodletting to new heights.

1960s

RFK: What Would Have Happened if He Had Lived?

Kennedy drew support from lower-income whites and communities of color, from hopeful youth and disenchanted elders. Historians ponder, if he were elected, whether America might be less divided.