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Lindsay M. Chervinsky

Lindsay M. Chervinsky is a presidential historian and a senior fellow at the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University.

She is the author of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution (Harvard, 2020) and the forthcoming Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic (Oxford, 2024).

She is also the co-editor of Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture (Virginia, 2023).

Social media: @lmchervinsky.


Articles by Lindsay M. Chervinsky

September 15, 2023 5:32 am

What It Takes to ‘Preserve, Protect and Defend’ the Constitution

This Constitution Day, don’t forget about the importance of norms—and how hard can be to restore them.
Lindsay M. Chervinsky
May 3, 2023 5:30 am

How We Say Goodbye to Our Presidents

Jimmy Carter’s pending funeral is an opportunity to reconsider the official ceremonies honoring our late presidents.
Lindsay M. Chervinsky
February 19, 2023 5:30 am

President’s Day Is a Weird Holiday. It Has Been Since the Beginning.

How should a republic honor its leaders?
Lindsay M. Chervinsky
September 2, 2022 8:06 am

Why the First Supreme Court Impeachment Was the Last (So Far)

The impeachment trial of Justice Samuel Chase ruined it for the next two centuries.
Lindsay M. Chervinsky
August 9, 2022 5:30 am

The Rediscovering of David McCullough

The prize-winning writer of history, acclaimed documentary narrator, and best-selling biographer of John Adams and Harry Truman has died at…
Lindsay M. Chervinsky
October 1, 2021 5:30 am

The Disturbing Precedent for McConnell’s Debt-Ceiling Brinksmanship

His tactics echo those perfected by the “Slavocracy” before the Civil War.
Lindsay M. Chervinsky
June 11, 2021 5:30 am

Biden’s Trip Abroad—and TR’s

What presidential trips tell us about America’s standing in the world.
Lindsay M. Chervinsky
February 12, 2021 5:30 am

What Good Is Impeachment, Anyway?

It has never successfully been used to hold a president accountable—but Congress should still try.
Lindsay M. Chervinsky
January 9, 2021 4:41 pm

Precedents for This Week’s Cabinet Exodus

It’s rare—and historically an indicator of instability in an administration.
Lindsay M. Chervinsky