It's not unusual for a film to center on an ailing older man imparting wisdom and experience to a young man before it's too late, but in "The Last Mitterrand" the oldster in question is French ...

Ten years after his death, France's former socialist president Francois Mitterrand continues to inspire intense devotion — especially in comparison to current President Jacques Chirac. The 10-year ...

If you can imagine Richard Nixon without his pathological unease-that is, a Nixon who was all dispassionate sang-froid and opportunistic mastery, the way he so desperately wanted to be seen-then you ...

France is getting ready to welcome a new cultural minister, with Frederic Mitterrand confirming rumors Tuesday on public TV network France 2 that he will replace cultural minister Christine Albanel.

Former French Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand, who was a high-profile and sometimes controversial figure on France’s cultural scene, died on Thursday at the age of 76, his family announced. Born ...

The official White House transcript that was published following Biden's speech showed Mitterrand's name crossed out and replaced with the correct name: French President Emmanuel Macron. In early ...

As far as lousy years go, 1979 ranks right down there with the terror-mangled annus horribulus of 2001 and the Nixonian nadir of 1973. The calendar of woe began with the January-February Islamic ...

The official presidential portrait of François Mitterrand, right, alongside campaign posters of Anne Hidalgo and François Hollande, in the office of the Parti Socialiste federation of Tulle, central ...

It's probably a little too pat to say that all successful political careers are marked by contradiction and compromise, though you're not likely to hear many objections to that characterization.