Jul 26, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
In 1964, according to Nixonland, “Nixon was the only Republican of national stature not to abandon the Goldwater ticket” (p. 64). That’s almost true, but not quite. Dwight Eisenhower endorsed the ticket and made a TV spot with Goldwater. ...
Jul 26, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Michael Savage recently attacked kids with autism. One of those kids is my son, and I replied to Savage in National Review Online. I was able to keep my composure by remembering what Nixon once said: “One can only be angry with those he...
Jul 12, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
A few quick takes: On page 155, Nixonland refers to the “Republican Congressional Campaign Committee.” For over a century, the name of the organization has been the National Republican Congressional Committee. On page 185, it mentions “Paul A. Fino,...
Jul 9, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Rick Perlstein writes (p. 137): Richard Nixon broke with his reluctance to dwell upon law and order only once, in 1966, in that U.S. News essay — and had seemed to be apologetic to be raising the matter at all, concluding, “The polls still place the war in...
Jul 8, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Describing the 1962 California GOP gubernatorial primary between Richard Nixon and Joe Shell, Rick Perlstein writes (p. 60): Nixon’s primary victory over Shell was humiliatingly close. Shell did hurt Nixon by undermining his conservative support and forcing him...
