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Category Archives: Richard Nixon
37’s Resolutions for ‘69 and ‘70
RN 1970: A photograph by portraitist Merrett Smith. On the night of 6 February 1969 RN was preparing for an interview with TIME and LIFE columnist Hugh Sidey. He wrote three pages of thoughts and resolutions regarding the responsibilities and … Continue reading
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Taps For An American Hero
On Wednesday, Colonel Robert L. Howard, the most decorated American soldier living, passed away at the age of 70. He served five tours of duty in Vietnam and the extraordinary list of honors and unit citations he received in those … Continue reading
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The Pink Lady Revisited
The Beauty in the Beast: The Daily Beast‘s choice of illustrations hints at the hatchet job that follows in the excerpt from Sally Denton’s new book about the 1950 California Senate Race between Richard Nixon and Helen Gahagan Douglas. … Continue reading
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What does “Nixonian” mean?
It seems to me that we are hearing the term “Nixonian” used more often these days. Most recently when TV pundits were talking about the Obama Administrations criticism of Fox News. They talked a great deal about the Obama folks … Continue reading
Palin, Nixon, And The “Secret Plan”
At CQ Politics, Jonathan Allen contrasts Sarah Palin and Richard Nixon. “Palin doesn’t have Nixon’s interest in, or knowledge of, foreign affairs,” he writes. “Imagine the reaction if Palin suggested she had a “secret plan” to win the war in … Continue reading
Of Mice, Pumpkins, And Former Presidents
Sometime after the transition in January of 1969, President Richard Nixon asked his predecessor, Lyndon Johnson, how it felt the moment he knew he wasn’t president anymore. LBJ replied: I don’t know whether you’ll understand this now or not, but … Continue reading
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Helen Gahagan Douglas Redux
I apologize in advance for the shameless bit of name dropping that is about to take place…..but I remember asking Henry Fonda why he so disliked RN — was it because of Vietnam (the conversation took place the spring of … Continue reading
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Herman Perry’s Letter to Richard Nixon
Sixty-three years ago today, businessman Herman Perry wrote a letter to Richard Nixon asking him if he was interested in running for a seat in the House of Representatives. At the time, incumbent Democrat Jerry Voorhis was representing the 12th … Continue reading
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