Mar 26, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Boy is my face red. It turns out that recently discovered news footage from the former First Lady’s trip to Tuzla proves that everything she said was accurate; if anything, the “H Bomb” (as she was apparently admiringly nicknamed on this trip),...
Mar 26, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Tariq Ali is sixty-four years old. But instead of asking age appropriate questions like “Will you still need me?” and “Will you still feed me?” he is asking “Where Has All the Rage Gone?” Prompted by a TV show called “Revolution 68”, he asked that very question last...
Mar 25, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
When FDR arrived, the sunlight was already reflecting off the perfectly polished silver coffee pot sitting in the center of the table. He greeted his tablemate heartily. “Good morning, Dick. What’s that you’ve got there?” he asked, pointing to a round red object...
Mar 21, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
This is the time of year when Bach’s Passions (St. John 1724 and, particularly, St. Matthew 1727) are performed around the world — from Boston to Auckland. The St. Matthew Passion has inspired artists as different as Pier Paolo Pasolini (who considered...
Mar 17, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
John Taylor has already noted Pat Nixon’s birthday yesterday (16 March), and its celebration at the Library. It came to be traditionally celebrated the next day and the story was told that after her birth late on the 16th, her father exclaimed,...
