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First Words
At 9.40 PM EST tonight C-SPAN will broadcast "Writing the Inaugural Address" --- a forum held last month at the University of Virginia's Miller Center. Among the participants are Ray Price, who worked on both of RN's Inaugural Addresses, Patrick Anderson (Jimmy...
“The Strong Man” Visits Yorba Linda
Greetings once again, supporters and students of Richard Nixon! Just a note to report on my visit to the Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda this past June 17, and to thank all the folks there who made it a special and unforgettable experience for me. John H....
Quo Vadis Post?
The recent announcement by Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr. of his impending retirement raises questions about the future of that eminent newspaper, and about what the coming decade holds for newspapers in general, that I plan to discuss before...
How To Beat the Holiday Rush
If you want to get a headstart on the big weekend and/or have other plans for your Sunday, you can read Zev Chafets' long piece about Rush Limbaugh from Sunday's New York Times Magazine right here right now.
One Man’s Lyric is Another Man’s Law
In Sunday’s New York Times, national legal correspondent Adam Liptak reported the breaking of some serious legal ground over at One First Street NE. Hidden away on page four of Chief Justice Roberts’ dissent in Sprint Communications Co., L. P., et al, v. APCC...
Clay Felker. Si Monumentum Requiris Circumspice
No website dealing with news and commentary about Richard Nixon, his Times, and his Legacy, can fail to note the passing of Clay Felker, who died earlier today at his home in New York. He was 81 and had been battling mouth and throat cancer for some time. More than...
Senator Obama, Meet Reverend Gortner
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 - in...
Carter, Obama, and Evangelicals
As Barack Obama coasts to his coronation as the Democratic nominee in late August, he’s managed to convince many that he wears the mantle of Camelot. Toward that end, he’s been chasing Kennedy coattails every bit as much as he has delegates. Some who are clearly...
Katherine B. Loker Passes on at 92
Katherine Loker was a woman of seemingly infinite vision, energy, and drive, with a loving heart singularly focused on leaving the world better than she found it through a near-lifetime of her and her beloved late husband Donald's discerning philanthropy. As a devoted...
Department of Dog Bites Man
Politico today proudly features a non-story with a misleading headline. (I assume they're proud of the story because the text is accompanied by a video of reporter Jonathan Martin pretty much reciting it.) The headline is: "John McCain doesn't work weekends" ---- and...