Nov 14, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
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...
Nov 12, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
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...
Nov 12, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Nov 11, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
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...
Nov 11, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
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,...
