It’s a Myth That Nixon Acquiesced in 1960
David Greenberg, a Whiting Fellow at Columbia University, is writing a book about Nixon's place in American culture. E-mail: [email protected] Despite thousands of contested ballots…
The Global Powers Of Nixon Mateulah
Genocide and displacement has been on my mind this month as “October 7th” comes and goes. The world is at war. Trump has been re-elected…
Column: When the president has to say ‘I’m not a dictator,’ we’re in trouble
“I am not a crook,” President Nixon said in 1973.“I’m not a dictator,” President Trump insisted on Monday.And with that, another famously false presidential proclamation…
THE POWELL ANNOUNCEMENT : General’s O.C. Kin Support Decision : Reaction: Sister and niece concede stress had been building. Opinions among Nixon Library crowd are sharply divided.
Lisa Berns, the niece of retired Gen. Colin L. Powell, passed by a newsstand in Los Angeles over the weekend and found herself reacting with…
America’s history of checks and balances tested by Trump like rarely before
ATLANTA — It’s what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that’s been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries.The principle of checks and…
Elliot Richardson Dies; Defied Nixon
WASHINGTON — Former Atty. Gen. Elliot L. Richardson, who became a symbol of government integrity when he refused to carry out President Richard Nixon’s order to fire…
Opinion: Trump’s order to freeze spending is patently unconstitutional
Every day seems to bring more blatantly unconstitutional acts by President Trump. On Monday, the most egregious was his announcement that he is freezing the…
‘Pink Right Down to Her Underwear’ : Politics: The 1950 Senate campaign of Richard Nixon against Helen Douglas reached an unequaled low. Comparison is unfair to John Van de Kamp.
The California campaign for governor has dredged from political memory the infamous Senate race of 1950 between Richard M. Nixon and Helen Gahagan Douglas. Former…
Column: Kamala Harris should run for governor — if she wants to solve California’s problems
SACRAMENTO — Kamala Harris could make history as the first woman and person of color to be elected California governor. But she’d need to really want…
Column: How Ronald Reagan’s words live on in Donald Trump’s rhetoric
SACRAMENTO — Running for president, Ronald Reagan repeatedly promised to “make America great again.” Thirty-six years later, Donald Trump grabbed the line and became the great…