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The First Pacific President?
In Tokyo today, President Obama said: "As America’s first Pacific president, I promise you that this Pacific nation will strengthen and sustain our leadership in this vitally important part of the world." The president was in error. Though he was apparently referring...
Nixon’s New Jersey Friend Looks Back
Last week I wrote about a retired Atlantic City firefighter named Richard Nixon, whom the New York Times's website had profiled in a series about everyday Americans with Presidential names. Today's post is about the Richard Nixon who lived on the opposite side of the...
11.12.56
Troublesome Facts About John Dean
Editor's note: John Dean will be giving a lecture entitled Watergate: The Final Chapter from 7pm to 9pm (pst) at Chapman University in Orange, California. Original caption from Bettman/Corbis: John W. Dean III, the fired White House Counsel, is sworn in 6/25 as the...
Lunch With Frank In Fairfax
During my visit to the Nixon Library in September, Sandy Quinn peppered our conversation with various expressions that all basically said the same thing: "You really need to talk to Frank Gannon." Since then I have dialogued with Frank via email, punctuated by the...
11.10.52
Keeping The Faith
"Man's God leans toward order, God's Man leans toward chaos, and the tension in that eternal tug-of-war generates the energy of freedom" ---William Safire From The First Dissident: The Book of Job In Today's Politics ----- and printed in the program for Friday's...
From The Surf To The Turf
Today, California Flag, a five-year-old gelding, won the Turf Spring race in Santa Anita's racetrack. The race is one of several that constitute the Breeders' Cup, the event that, while not as well known to the general public as the Triple Crown races, is considered...
My Morris Moment
1972 Bumper Sticker Since “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” came out during my senior year of high school at Los Alamitos High in Southern California; Edmund Morris has always been an idol of mine. His clear, three dimensional writing on the twenty-sixth president...
Audition For “Frost/Nixon” In Memphis
There's good news for everyone who, after an evening spent watching Dan Aykroyd or David Frye in the 1970s, would turn to their friends and say, "OK, wanna see a real Nixon impression?" The Playhouse on the Square in Memphis is taking on Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon as...