Richard Nixon
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“FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY”
ANGEL OR DEVIL
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JAIL TO THE (FORMER) CHIEF
When Nixon escaped punishment for his crimes, the people got the message that the president is above the law. We can’t make the same mistake again.
HISTORY LESSON
The creators of the HBO series “White House Plumbers” break down their comedic approach to the bungled operation that changed history.
BUMBLING BURGLARS
There may not be a need for yet another TV series chronicling the events of Watergate, but at least Justin Theroux and Woody Harrelson change things up with some humor.
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TRICKY DICK AND TEFLON DON
President Ford thought he was ending “America’s long national nightmare” by letting Tricky Dick off the hook. But he planted the seed for our current national nightmare.
DID IT HIS WAY
In his new book “Dancing Down the Barricades,” author Matthew Frye Jacobson traces the legendary entertainer and Rat Packer’s complicated legacy with Black politics.
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HE’S NO STUDENT OF HISTORY
Tricky Dick waited a lot longer to announce his candidacy, and let his rivals catch all the heat in the meantime.
HAVE SOME RESPECT
Roberts’ “Gaslit” turn as Martha Mitchell and Pfeiffer’s Betty Ford in “The First Lady” rank among the best acting of the year. So why hasn’t anyone been talking about it?!