<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Post's new Retropolis columnist, Petula Dvorak, introduces herself and reintroduces you to what can be uncovered with a good look at history.&nbsp;</span></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025/01/17/presidential-inauguration-james-buchanan-national-hotel-disease/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=retropod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Petula shares her Retropolis column "The presidential inauguration that made everyone sick" about the aftermath of James Buchanan’s inauguration</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. America became obsessed: Was the fatal illness called the “Buchanan Grip” an assassination attempt? Or just a disease-ridden hotel?</span></p>