Trump is Repeating Richard Nixon’s Failed Plan to Shutter Federal Agencies
In January of 1973, just days after Johnson died of a heart attack, a newly reelected Nixon announced plans to terminate the ...
Yes, Vance once said 'professors are the enemy.' He was quoting Nixon
A transcript of the conversation, which we have verified matches the audio made available through the Nixon Presidential ...
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House Republicans plan bill to define EPA’s authority
Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), chair of the Environment Subcommittee, told POLITICO’s E&E News he is in the early stages of ...
Gerald Ford’s Unlikely Role in the Imperial Presidency
In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked ...
Where Does Trump Fit In The Presidential Pantheon?
In 2024, more than ten times as many Republicans (85%) as Democrats (6%) said Trump would be viewed as outstanding or above ...
Why Trump’s Takeover of the Kennedy Center Will Reverberate in Hollywood and Beyond
Trump is now the Kennedy Center's board chairman, giving him control over a beloved arts institution that regularly interacts ...
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The cautionary tale of Richard Nixon vs. his Fed chair
The story of former President Richard Nixon vs. Arthur Burns, his Fed Chair is a tale of a president pressuring the head of the central bank for political reasons. Burns fights it, then capitulates, ...
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What happened when Richard Nixon wanted more control over interest rates
This is a tale of a president pressuring the head of the central bank for political reasons. Burns fights it, then capitulates, and it lays the foundation for later inflation.
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What happened when Richard Nixon wanted more control over interest rates
MARY CHILDS, BYLINE: In 1971, President Richard Nixon began secretly recording basically everything. KENNY MALONE, BYLINE: Thirty-three years later, virtually all of those tapes were publicly ...