Category: Public Policy Papers

The CIA’s Quest for Mind Control : Piecing Together Project MK-Ultra and its Princeton Connections, Part I (Allen W. Dulles, Class of 1914)

The CIA’s Quest for Mind Control : Piecing Together Project MK-Ultra and its Princeton Connections, Part I (Allen W. Dulles, Class of 1914)

The story of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s Project MK-Ultra is still patchy. Yet what has been uncovered reveals an abysmal narrative of human exploitation at the hands of the CIA.

Wordless Wednesday #119

Wordless Wednesday #119

Selected by Brianna Garden

Wordless Wednesday #118

Wordless Wednesday #118

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

March 2025 Decalcomania

March 2025 Decalcomania

By Adrienne Rusinko March’s sticker selections were determined by the staff of Princeton University Library (PUL) Special and Distinctive Collections. Staff who work in the East Asian Library, the Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and Special Collections at both Firestone and Mudd Libraries voted […]

After 50 Years, Restricted Watergate Records Now Open

After 50 Years, Restricted Watergate Records Now Open

Written by Dan Linke Images selected and captioned by Will Clements Watergate records that the U.S. Congress legislated to be closed for 50 years at the conclusion of the House Judiciary Committee Watergate Inquiry in 1974 are now open for review at the Seeley G. […]

Wordless Wednesday #78

Wordless Wednesday #78

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #69

Wordless Wednesday #69

Selected by Brianna Garden

Wordless Wednesday #68

Wordless Wednesday #68

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

How Long is the “The Long Telegram?”

How Long is the “The Long Telegram?”

In Cold War history, many cite George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” as its epistolary beginning. 

The Puerto Rican Commonwealth, the ACLU, and the U.S. Government: The Story Behind Limited Voting Rights in Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rican Commonwealth, the ACLU, and the U.S. Government: The Story Behind Limited Voting Rights in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and its residents have been considered American citizens since 1917. However, as a U.S. Territory rather than a state, it does not have representation in Congress nor the right to elect representatives to the Electoral College. In recent years, arguments for Puerto Rico to become the 51st state have drawn renewed interest on the island and in Congress, but this has been hotly debated for more than half a century.