Richard Nixon
'Ping Pong Diplomacy' Celebrates 50 Years, Just As U.S.-China Need It Again
As some call for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, more sports interaction could be helpful, like "Ping Pong Diplomacy" 50 years ago that helped thaw part of the Cold War.
G. Gordon Liddy Overcame His Fear of Rats by Cooking and Eating One
Liddy is most famous for his involvement in the notorious Watergate burglary.
What Is Presidents Day? A Brief History and Facts About the Holiday
What began as a celebration of George Washington gradually expanding to honor all presidents.
Impeachment Should Be Dropped, Like Nixon's After He Resigned: Trump Team
"In the past, Congress has acknowledged and exercised its duty to not impeach when an official is no longer in office," Trump's legal team wrote in a pre-trial brief.
Colin Powell Is No Longer a Republican After Calling on Trump to Resign
"We need people who will speak the truth," the former secretary of state said of congressional Republicans. "They are here for our country. They are not here simply to be re-elected again."
Colin Powell Wishes Trump Would 'Do What Nixon Did' and Resign
"Somebody ought to go up there and tell him it's over," Powell told 'Today' anchor Savannah Guthrie on Friday. "The plane's waiting for you, you're out."
Fact Check: Did VP Richard Nixon Reject Hawaii's Election Results in 1960?
Charlie Kirk, host of The Charlie Kirk Show on talk radio, and founder and president of the conservative organization Turning Point USA, claimed that then-Vice President Richard Nixon "rejected Hawaii's 'certified' election results" in 1960 "because of irregularities and fraud."
Nixon's Call to a Heartsick Biden: A Lesson in Bipartisanship
In 24 hours of historic events in 1972, Nixon took time to console Joe Biden over the deaths of his wife and daughter. The exchange resonates today as a lesson in graciousness, character, and bipartisanship, political historians say.
Nixon's Grandson Calls Trump 'Relatively Young,' 'Sharp' Amid 2024 Chatter
Speculation President Donald Trump could make another White House bid has grown as he continues to mount legal actions against the 2020 election outcome.
Who is Fred Kahn? The College Student is The Reason We Have Debates
While the debates as we know them began in 1960, they may not have begun at all if it wasn't for a college student in 1956.
Like Nixon, Trump Has the Opportunity to Build a New U.S.-China Framework
Donald Trump is the first president since Nixon to look at China with a new lens.
Mitt Romney Shares Photo of Father Supporting U.S. Civil Rights Protests
The Utah Republican senator continued offering his support for the George Floyd-inspired protests against racism and police brutality Saturday.
All Progress Since Watergate Has Been Bulldozed By Trump, Barr and the GOP
Trump has out-Nixoned Nixon. Barr has out-Nixoned Nixon's attorney general. And justice is too low a priority for the GOP to stand up to either of them.
Trump and Barr 'Will Give Us a Dictator' Says Ex-Nixon Counsel
John Dean served under Richard Nixon and helped cover up the Watergate scandal. Barr has issued a memo insisting he approve any investigation into a 2020 candidate.
Anti-Trump Ad Shows President Partying With Epstein
"Do you remember America?" the video asked at the end.
Former Nixon White House Counsel Member Says Dershowitz 'Unimpeached Nixon'
John Dean, a member of former President Richard Nixon's White House Counsel said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's lawyer Alan Dershowitz "unimpeached Richard Nixon" with his most recent arguments defending Trump.
Tom Brokaw Says Nixon Was More 'Presidential' Than Trump
Brokaw also claimed that America is a much more divided country than it was back in 1974 when legislators pursued impeachment against Nixon.
New GOP Ad Asks Whether GOP Will Defend Trump or Rule of Law, Cites Nixon
A scathing ad asks why Republicans won't fight President Trump for ignoring subpoenas from Congress, citing House GOP lawmakers who successfully stood their ground against former President Richard Nixon in 1974.
This Is the Third Impeachment I've Worked On. It's by Far the Most Serious
People keep asking me how this impeachment process compares with the two I experienced before. Here's my answer.
Weld Accuses Trump of Committing Impeachable Offenses 'Worse Than Nixon'
The former Massachusetts governor also said he believes members of the House have a duty to impeach the president.
Trump Is 'Involved in a Big Cover-Up,' Watergate Congresswoman Says
Elizabeth Holtzman was on the House Judiciary Committee that adopted articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon.
MIT Deepfake Video on Nixon and Apollo 11 Shows the Power of Disinformation
Disinformation and deepfakes are especially acute concerns in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election.
If Impeached by the House, Trump is Literally Unpardonable
Even if a subsequent president wanted to pardon Trump—in the interest of, say, domestic tranquility—she could not.
Impeachment Hearings Do Little to Move Needle on Support for Removing Trump
Support for impeaching and removing Trump is less substantial and more partisan than it was during Richard Nixon's presidency.
Donald Trump Is No Richard Nixon
It was basically inevitable that Democrats and the media would draw false comparisons between the two presidents—and they haven't disappointed.
Watergate Congresswoman: Too Soon for GOP to Abandon Trump Over Impeachment
The former House Judiciary Committee member who voted to adopt articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon noted "deep similarities" with Watergate case.
Pelosi Warns Trump Against Harassing Witnesses: 'You're in My Wheelhouse'
The House Speaker ridiculed the president for attacking the credibility of former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and the whistleblower during testimony, cautioning him that such a move is a direct challenge to her leadership.
Trump Impeachment Has More Evidence Than Nixon Faced: Watergate Witness
The White House counsel during the Watergate scandal, John Dean, made the claim after the first public hearings with two witnesses.
Trump Going to LSU-Alabama Just Another Comparison to Nixon
Nixon went to the Texas-Arkansas game 50 years ago for a top-ranked matchup. This isn't the only comparison to Nixon that Trump has drawn.
Trump Ukraine Transcript Gaps Like Nixon's Missing Tapes: Professor
The Watergate special counsel investigation found an 18.5 minute gap in Nixon's recorded phone calls, which Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe compared to gaps in the Trump-Zelenskiy memo.