Sep 24, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Joe Biden’s gaffes about coal and FDR have received a great deal of attention. The press has yet to focus on an equally ridiculous statement: “The first guy to support solar energy was me 26 years ago.” No, American political leaders were talking...
Sep 23, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
On the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the Checkers speech, it is appropriate to know that Richard Nixon has been a pioneer of much of what we know as modern American politics. Checkers after all marked the beginning of Richard Nixon’s significant presence...
Sep 23, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Here is a link to my conversation yesterday with historian-author, David Pietrusza, on WAVA in Washington, D.C. We talked about his new book, 1960, LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon – The Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies. The interview runs about 38 minutes. To...
Sep 22, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Mad Men and 30 Rock swept last night’s Emmys — both in terms of numbers of nominations and numbers of wins. They were chosen best in show for their categories (Best Drama, Best Comedy) and their writers —Matthew Weiner and Tina Fey— retired...
Sep 22, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Of possible interest to TNN readers – I will be interviewing historian-author David Pietrusza about his new book, 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon, at 5:15 p.m. (eastern) today. I am sitting in as guest host today and tomorrow on the Washington, D.C. drive-time talk show,...
Sep 21, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
In recent days interest in the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted on Federal espionage charges in the early 1950s and sent to the electric chair, has been revived after Morton Sobell, the last living defendant charged (and convicted) with them,...
