How Epstein Hijacked Trump’s Presidency

Plus: Inside Kennedy and Nixon's Complicated Relationship

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS Epstein's Ghost Is Calling All the Shots in Trump's White House BY TARA PALMERI Trump thought he'd cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein years ago. But the deceased financier's shadow lurks across an administration struggling to outrun its own history.      READ MORE     FROM THE ARCHIVE "Yes, Mr. President!" BY TODD BREWSTER From the Truman White House to the Clinton team, and from Kennedy defense secretary Robert S. McNamara to Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan, Vanity Fair reunites the inner circles of six decades past, while Todd Brewster assesses their legacies.   READ MORE   FROM THE ARCHIVE Dark Mirror: The Kennedy-Nixon Friendship BY CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS The story of the Nixon-Kennedy rivalry is well known; the story of the complicated relationship behind it is not. From the February 1996 issue, Christopher Matthews reveals the strange bonds between two ambitious young congressmen who would shape the future of American politics: their mutual fascination with McCarthy, Kennedy's dinner-party defenses of Nixon, and Nixon's tears over Kennedy's near-fatal illness.   READ MORE   FILM The Case That Abraham Lincoln Was a Lover of Men BY DAVID CANFIELD In a 2024 documentary, more than a dozen scholars come together to argue that Lincoln had sexual relationships with multiple men. As one puts it, "We're taking a scholarly interpretation that has been bubbling up for generations—and that, finally in 2024, has found its moment to be expressed."   READ MORE   FROM THE ARCHIVE Barack Obama and Doris Kearns Goodwin: The Ultimate Exit Interview BY DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN In a wide-ranging conversation with one of the nation's foremost presidential historians, Obama talks about his ambitions, frustrations, and the decisions that still haunt him.   READ MORE   POLITICS Inside the Bill Clinton–Vernon Jordan Bromance BY GARY GINSBERG In an excerpt from his book First Friends, the author explores 42's relationship with Vernon Jordan, the consummate power pal.   READ MORE   MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2026. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.