Two Enlightened Dads

In The Politico, Andie Coller suggests that President-elect Obama’s rhetoric stems from his enlightened ideas about fatherhood: The “change we can believe in,” it turns out, shares a lot with the revolution in thinking about child-rearing sprung from the work of...

Please Hold For The President, Mr. Langella

An article about Frost/Nixon in yesterday’s Norfolk Virginian-Pilot features some lengthy quotes from Frank Langella. Among his ruminations: Langella acknowledges that Peter Morgan’s script, adapted from Morgan’s own play, is not historically...

“F/N” Receives The Ultimate Accolade: 5 Checkers

By now enough has been written about the story —and the backstory— of Frost/Nixon (and not least here at TNN) that I won’t take your time by telling that tale yet again. Rather, I’ll cut right to the chase and try to answer the question: Is Ron Howard’s...

Christmas 1971 With The Nixon Family

Here are some excerpts —about two minutes— from Christmas At The White House, a CBS News Christmas Eve Special from 1971. RN and the Nixon family are seen around the tree in the Family Quarters.  The reporters are Charles Kuralt and Marya McLaughlin (one...

The Forgotten Carol of Christmas

To all of my friends and colleagues at TNN – I want to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas with a thought or two about the sounds of the season. What’s your favorite Christmas song? That’s a very subjective question. Some like to hear about “chestnuts...

Pat Buchanan On Mark Felt’s Passing

At MSNBC.com yesterday, Nixon White House advisor and speechwriter, and former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan offered his assessment of the career of W. Mark Felt, the self-identified “Deep Throat” who died last week.  He observes: Indeed, if what...