Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr: The Highest Ranking US Official to be Charged with Treason – So Far?

For most people, attempting to hijack a presidential election and killing the first Treasury Secretary in a duel would be capstones to a career of infamy. Not Aaron Burr. 

History Has Its Eyes on You, Senate, and if You Don't Know, Now You Know

by Jamie Stiehm

Aaron Burr famously foresaw it all, in the room where it happens one winter day in 2020: the Senate chamber.

155 Years After His Death, Abolitionist John Pierre Burr’s Epitaph Updated to Include His Father, Aaron Burr

Two of the most famous figures in American history share more than space in a history textbook.

Aaron Burr — villain of ‘Hamilton’ — had a secret family of color, new research shows

The article features the research of Sherri Burr and quotations from Annette Gordon-Reed. 

What Happened When Aaron Burr, Late in Life, Encountered this Statue of Alexander Hamilton

by Donald Yacovone

When memory and history meet, sometimes irony is the result.

Can a Vice President be charged with a crime while in office?

Aaron Burr was.  But presidents can't be.

Hillary Clinton’s Email Problems Are Not as Bad as When Vice President Aaron Burr Was Indicted for Murder

by Laurence Jurdem

She can take comfort in the fact that while many view her situation as dire, Aaron Burr’s was far worse.

Is Donald Trump the New Aaron Burr?

by Donald J. Fraser

Like Trump, Burr was despised by his peers.

Why Burr's Treason Trial Is Relevant Today

by Peter Charles Hoffer

In the next year, the public opinion will have occasion to revisit President George W. Bush’s attempts to ferret out and punish suspected terrorist