Oct 17, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
The headline reads ” Rich Little Says Today’s Celebs Are Tough to Imitate: Rich Little says he’s perfected his impersonation of U.S. President Barack Obama, but admits it took him awhile to nail it.The Ottawa-born funnyman, in Toronto on Saturday to...
Sep 24, 2010 | News, Pre-Presidential Years, The New Nixon
Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the first television debate between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy. In Slate, David Greenberg writes about the familiar claim that JFK won the debate among those who saw the debate on TV while RN won among those who only heard it...
Sep 6, 2010 | Domestic Policy, News
In the 1960 campaign, the magazine Musical America sent the presidential candidates a brief questionnaire about arts policy. Fifty years ago today, RN replied: Our great lack today is not sources of subsidy or an honest desire to promote the arts, but a program for...
Aug 31, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
Dan Morain of The Sacramento Bee writes of the connection between RN and California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina: President Richard M. Nixon took office pledging to remake the U.S. Supreme Court and appointed four justices during his first term. If Nixon had served...
Aug 24, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
At a press conference fifty years ago today, the topic of Vice President Nixon’s role came up. President Eisenhower had this exchange with Time’s Charles Mohr: Q. Mr. Mohr: We understand that the power of decision is entirely yours, Mr. President. I just...
