May 30, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
Fifty years ago today, the New York Times reported: In a hotel suite almost as hard to find as Vice President Nixon when he wants to hide out, his campaign staff has bloomed into a highly personal organization for the 1960 Presidential campaign. The staff will shortly...
Jul 14, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
I cannot tell a lie: Richard Brookhiser’s column in today’s New York Post —“George’s Advice For Barack & John”— is well worth your time.
Jul 9, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
I rather suspect Sen. Barack Obama is welcoming former Gov. Jesse Ventura’s reported plans to run against Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman for the latter’s seat. After all, once “The Mind” starts making the rounds of CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC,...
Jul 7, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
For those of us who grew up memorizing every word —indeed, every inflection— on Tom Lehrer’s LPs, the name and accomplishments of the late doctor Samuel Gall are as familiar (and as funny) today as they were the first time we heard them on An Evening...
Jun 30, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
One of the curious things about this ever-curiouser election is that half the time it seems like any of its interesting or unusual features ties in, somehow, with someone or something closely associated with the days of cold duck, bell bottoms and shag carpets –...
