Dec 11, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
As we approach Saturday, the fifth anniversary of the discovery of Saddam Hussein down the most famous spider hole in history, we now have the story of the intelligence, ingenuity, dedication, and, to be sure, luck, that led to his capture. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Maddox...
Dec 11, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
This morning the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominations for the Golden Globe awards, and as expected Frost/Nixon led the field with five nominations (along with The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Doubt; four nominations apiece went to...
Dec 11, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Thirty-four years after his resignation, RN continues to obsess Democrats. The day before his arrest, Blago responded to a report that investigators had been taping him: “I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it....
Dec 11, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
In his column in today’s Washington Post, Charles Lane writes about Bill Ayers — the terrorist who won’t just won’t fess up and just won’t go away. As Mr. Lane explains: “He’s got a book to sell and a misspent youth to...
Dec 10, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Quoting a tape in which RN complains to Henry Kissinger about the presidents of Ivy League institutions, a New Yorker article adds: David Skorton, the president of Cornell, was apprised of Nixon’s comments over the phone. “My mouth is open,” Skorton said, after the...
Dec 10, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Today’s Daily Beast offers a veritable Nixon cornucopia —in fact, a pretty mixed bag, but none of it uninteresting— of F/N- and RN-related features.
