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For much of the 20th century, the Blackstone Hotel, located at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Balboa Street in Chicago, was known as the “hotel of the presidents.” The 21-story facility, recently renovated by the Marriott people with a price tag of 128 million...

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 about solar energy...

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 onto...

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 hear...

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 their respective...

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,...

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,...

I only need a few fingers to count the mysteries and/or thrillers that have, for me, set an exciting and convincing pace from the very first pages that doesn't let up until an ending which ---perhaps most difficult of all to achieve in this genre---doesn't let down....

As this year’s campaign moves toward the final stretch, the frenetic media-driven discussion about whether or not Sarah Palin is prepared for the presidency continues. Apparently, few have noticed that she is not actually running for that office. But how does she...