Nixon Kennedy + 50
On September 26, 1960 Richard M. Nixon, the sitting Vice President, met Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts in the first-ever televised debate ...
On September 26, 1960 Richard M. Nixon, the sitting Vice President, met Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts in the first-ever televised debate ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.03.2010
After taking a look at Obama's numbers for the month, we continue our march backwards through history, this month serving up a comparison between Obama and Richard Nixon's term-and-a-half.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
It's time once again for Obama Poll Watch -- our monthly look back at Obama's approval ratings for the previous month.
Stanley Kutler | Posted 05.25.2011
Thomas Friedman's depiction of someone who "could candidly talk back" to President Nixon is not the Kissinger we know from his taped conversations with his president.
Martin Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011
Shouldn't a president be concise on issues? Candidates seem to ignore the signals of blinking lights, so let's install an emphatic alarm that sounds somewhere between a fart and a fire engine.
Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.25.2011
Even after intense weeks of charm-school and flash cards sessions, Palin can't go with Biden fact for fact -- on anything. She can't out-debate a guy who plays in the majors. That is his biggest advantage and his biggest problem.
Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011
The central issue in John Edwards downfall was his hypocrisy. And thank God! In our morally-relaxed universe, hypocrisy is still an unforgivable s...
Jerry Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011