Richard M Nixon

Nixon Kennedy + 50

Jerry Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Weissman

On September 26, 1960 Richard M. Nixon, the sitting Vice President, met Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts in the first-ever televised debate ...

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Obama Poll Watch -- January, 2010

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.03.2010

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Chris Weigant

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.

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Dec. '09 Obama Poll Watch -- Below Fifty, But Stabilizing

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

It's time once again for Obama Poll Watch -- our monthly look back at Obama's approval ratings for the previous month.

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Kissinger Unplugged

Stanley Kutler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stanley Kutler

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.

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Four Ways to Civilize and Simplify Debates

Martin Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martin Nolan

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.

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Joe's Big Problem

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Peggy Drexler

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.

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John Edwards, George Washington and Hypocrisy

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011

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Giles Slade

The central issue in John Edwards downfall was his hypocrisy. And thank God! In our morally-relaxed universe, hypocrisy is still an unforgivable s...

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