I'm not consciously avoiding doing a lot of period drama, but I don't really seek it out either.
“Although I've had several major career changes, I was extremely hesitant about making some of them.”
“The president said nothing about the views of government in regard to the possibility of Carolinas seceding. This however was frequently spoken of by other statesmen at the North. I think they were unanimous in this, that no army would be sent here.”