Mar 20, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
The President made his ground-breaking appearance on last night’s Tonight Show — the first sitting President ever to grace this particular gig. He looked great; he sounded great; he was thoughtful; he was clever; he was convincing; and, with the exception...
Mar 18, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
A few minutes ago word reached the major news media outlets that actress Natasha Richardson had died at the age of 45, a few days after suffering head injuries in a skiing accident. Though her movie appearances were generally in out-of-the-way, little-seen films...
Mar 18, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Claude Brinegar, the second of RN’s two Secretaries of Transportation, died yesterday in a nursing home in Palo Alto, California. He was 82. The LA Times published a comprehensive obituary: Claude Brinegar, who as U.S. transportation secretary led an overhaul of...
Mar 17, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Mar 16, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Ron Silver died in his sleep on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. He was 62. When I was named editor of Saturday Review in 1984, one of my first tasks was to liven up that distinguished by moribund institution. In my search for interesting and unusual reviewers and...
