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Salon.com September 1, 2000 Joshua Micah Marshall |
Nixon revisited Anthony Summers' Nixon biography is filled with charges of drug and domestic abuse, but it also sheds light on the final days of the Nixon presidency. |
Smithsonian February 2007 |
The Pardon From the book 31 Days, by Barry Werth: President Gerald R. Ford's priority was to unite a divided nation. The decision that defined his term proved how difficult that would be. |
Salon.com September 1, 2000 Steve Weinberg |
Did Dick beat Pat? A casual reader of "The Arrogance of Power: The Secret World of Richard Nixon" sure might think so. But read the fine print first. |
Wired February 25, 2008 Jeremi Suri |
The Nukes of October: Richard Nixon's Secret Plan to Bring Peace to Vietnam New documents offer additional proof that Richard Nixon planned to end the Vietnam war with a fake nuclear strike on the USSR. |
Salon.com June 17, 2002 Bruce Shapiro |
Restoring the imperial presidency The Bush administration rivals the Nixon White House when it comes to secrecy and unchecked power, with John Ashcroft as our modern-day John Mitchell. |
Reason July 2008 Jesse Walker |
The Age of Nixon Rick Perlstein has written an engrossing, almost novelistic book that tells the story of American political history from 1964 through the Republican landslide of 1972. |
Salon.com October 4, 2000 John W. Dean |
The prosecution won't rest The chief counsel in the Clinton impeachment compares the current president to Nixon. Let me count the ways he's wrong... |
Salon.com October 2, 2001 Laura Miller |
The wrong man for the job John Dean talks about Richard Nixon's backroom maneuverings in the appointment of Chief Justice Rehnquist... |
Reason June 2008 Daniel McCarthy |
Goldwater Unfiltered Pure Goldwater, edited by Barry M. Goldwater Jr. and John W. Dean, are the private journals of the father of the modern conservative movement. |
American History |
Letter From American History - February 2008 It's been nearly a year since his death at age 93, but Gerald Ford is still making news and rewriting some pages of history. |
American History February 2008 Yanek Mieczkowski |
Gerald Ford's Near Miracle of 1976 Watergate, the Nixon pardon, the Reagan challenge, a sick economy and a debate debacle left the incumbent Ford in a huge hole -- yet he nearly pulled off the greatest presidential election comeback in history. |
Salon.com May 18, 2001 Fred Branfman |
Wanted If Henry Kissinger isn't guilty of war crimes, no one is. A Vietnam War whistleblower on Christopher Hitchens' case against the former secretary of state... |
Wired July 2002 Tom McNichol |
Richard Nixon's Last Secret Richard Nixon took the secret to his grave. Thirty years after the Watergate break-in, there's a race to unerase -- and it's hitting high gear. |
Salon.com November 10, 2000 Gerald Posner |
The fallacy of Nixon's graceful exit In 1960, the GOP candidate fought hard behind the scenes to make sure the election wasn't stolen from him -- just as Al Gore should do... |
Parameters Autumn 2005 Mark Amidon |
Groupthink, Politics, and the Decision to Attempt the Son Tay Rescue With better intelligence, less compartmentalization, a more serious consideration of alternatives, and less groupthink, the Son Tay raid might have met with great success. |
Salon.com June 17, 2002 Scott Rosenberg |
"Unmasking Deep Throat" John Dean, on a decades-long quest to identify history's most elusive news source, brings new evidence to the fore in his new book. |
Reason January 2006 Matt Welch |
From Bob Woodward to Judith Miller America's most reviled political reporter is a direct descendant of its most beloved. Miller's methods are essentially Woodward's. She just had the bad manners of choosing the losing side in an interagency tug of war. |
Salon.com July 18, 2001 Harry Jaffe |
Katharine the great Kay Graham's unintentional rise to glory inspired the Washington Post to a greatness the paper has never again achieved since she stepped away from it. |
Salon.com July 3, 2001 Todd Gitlin |
Pushovers of the press The media elite are reviewing Henry Kissinger's latest tome, "Does America Need a Foreign Policy?", with their usual fawning gullibility. Best not to mention those bony hands reaching out from the grave. |
Salon.com August 7, 2000 Amy Silverman |
Watergate kids In Phoenix, Tom Liddy is running for office. Anne Kleindienst isn't. Too bad for us. |
Salon.com July 6, 2000 Joe Conason |
Clinton is no Nixon Memo to Horowitz: "The most criminal, most corrupt, most cynical administration" isn't the current one, pal. |
Reason May 2006 Kerry Howley |
Soundbite: In Defense of Attack Ads When he was editor in chief of Campaigns and Elections, David Mark watched vicious attack ads take down many aspiring pols. In this interview, Mark talks about how negativity is a distinctly positive feature of U.S. elections. |
AskMen.com James Matheson |
Nixon Watches Watches have become an important and beloved accessory for many men, and Nixon watches are well-timed to the trend. |
The Motley Fool November 24, 2004 Pedro Zuloaga |
Investor, Check Your Sources The author uses a movie, a funeral home, and a popular flu vaccine to share one of the most important lessons he has learned about investing: Always check your sources. |
AskMen.com Bernie Alexander |
Howard Hughes: The Flying Billionaire Delving into all of these aspects of Howard Hughes -- Hollywood, aviation and politics -- of the life of one of the most intriguing businessmen in American history. |