May 2, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Long after nightfall on January 20, 1969, Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson arrived at their 330-acre Texas ranch. LBJ had been an ex-President for just a few hours. Throughout the day well-wishers had gathered – first at Andrews Air Force Base, then at Bergstrom Air Force...
May 1, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
I’m sure that the many TNN readers who were only just recovering from their bicycle day celebrations on the 19th were shocked to learn of the death, on Tuesday, of Albert Hofmann. Dr. Hofmann succumbed to a heart attack at his home in his native Switzerland at the age...
Apr 30, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Today I acquired a copy of Rick Perlstein’s second book, Nixonland, which Scribner is to publish May 12 (though the book is already being shipped at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble’s website). Starting tomorrow afternoon I’ll be blogging about it...
Apr 25, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Winston Churchill seldom, if ever, struggled with a lack of self-confidence. When he was in his early thirties he remarked: “We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glowworm.” So years later when he said, “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it,” I’m...
Apr 23, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
For those of us who have believed for a while that Sen. Barack Obama would be a more vulnerable Democratic nominee than Sen. Hillary Clinton, the exit-poll data that emerged in yesterday’s Pennsylvania primary provides some ammo. He emerged as the clear leader...
Apr 22, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Why do poliical pundits, who clearly know better, promulgate simplistic and unrealistic explanations of the phenomena they cover? Maybe they’d rather raise red herrings than supply answers; once you’ve given the answer what more is there to write on the...
