Shameful, Shameless, and Still In Charge

Back in the day it was a truism that you knew an issue or a subject had reached critical mass (and that you were really in trouble) when it started turning up in Johnny Carson’s monolog.  This was certainly the case with Watergate. Jay Leno, in his wildest...

Tuck

You may have thought Dick Tuck was dead, but he is alive and the guest of honor at an Aspen party.  In an interview with Frank Gannon, RN once said: I’ve been the victim of dirty tricks, including bugging i–in 1962. There was no question about that....

Stacy Keach Returns As RN

The Los Angeles Times reports today that actor Stacy Keach, having recovered from a mild stroke that disrupted his run in Frost/Nixon at LA’s Ahmanson Theatre, will resume his role as President Nixon on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights to conclude this...

Presidents And Autobiography

This morning Hillel Italie, the Associated Press’s man in the book world, takes a look at the genre of the Presidential memoir, in the wake of the deal former President George W. Bush made with Crown this month for his Decision Points. Italie is usually a...