http://dir.salon.com/topics/richard_nixon/?source=rss&aim=richard_nixon en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By Joe Conason Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/10/22/fox_versus_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/10/22/fox_versus_obama/index.html?source=rss Pundits are making false comparisons between Obama and Nixon. They have no idea what they're talking about By Robert Reich Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/08/history_hcr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/08/history_hcr/index.html?source=rss Obama can learn from his predecessors on healthcare, even if he doesn't succeed By Paul Maslin Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/12/obama_polls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/12/obama_polls/index.html?source=rss A pollster applies some historical context and gives three reasons why things aren't bleak for the president By Alex Koppelman Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/23/nixon_tapes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/23/nixon_tapes/index.html?source=rss New tapes reveal the then-president's view of the Roe v. Wade decision By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/12/05/frostnixon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/12/05/frostnixon/index.html?source=rss A wily talk-show host takes on a disgraced president in Ron Howard's refreshingly grown-up holiday movie. Guess who wins? By Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/14/bush_gallup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/14/bush_gallup/index.html?source=rss The president is leaving office with the lowest approval rating since Richard Nixon. By Michael Lind Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/11/07/fourth_republic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/11/07/fourth_republic/index.html?source=rss His victory really may mark the beginning of a new era in American history. By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/26/petit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/26/petit/index.html?source=rss Twin towers wire-walker Philippe Petit and "Man on Wire" director James Marsh talk about taking risks and making magic in troubled times. By Joe Conason Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/09/clinton_remarks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/09/clinton_remarks/index.html?source=rss Hillary's reckless exploitation of racial division could split the Democratic Party over race -- a tragic legacy for the Clintons. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/04/14/cheney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/04/14/cheney/index.html?source=rss A hard look at how one man changed the face of neoconservatism. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/19/obama_honeymoon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/19/obama_honeymoon/index.html?source=rss Why the right wing fears a possible President Obama: His political honeymoon would be so charmed he might actually get things done. By Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/26/gop74/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/26/gop74/index.html?source=rss Not so long ago, members of Congress put the rule of law above partisan politics and loyalty to the White House. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/11/15/2008_election/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/11/15/2008_election/index.html?source=rss The Republican will to power remains ferocious. It will take a dauntless Democratic leader to win back the White House and restore dignity to the Constitution. By Tim Grieve Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/07/bush_poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/07/bush_poll/index.html?source=rss More Americans "strongly disapprove" of Bush's job performance than they did of Nixon's. By Garrison Keillor Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/11/07/raven/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/11/07/raven/index.html?source=rss I've missed out on Halloween, my only chance to open my beak and screech a prophetic message, "Nevermore!" By Walter Shapiro Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/08/23/thompson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/08/23/thompson/index.html?source=rss In his Watergate memoir, the would-be president is remarkably honest about his conflict as a loyal Republican confronted with his president's perfidy. Imagine such a Republican today. By Joan Walsh Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/08/21/bai/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/08/21/bai/index.html?source=rss Republicans are on the ropes, but yet another mainstream media star says it's Democrats who are in trouble, thanks to Bush-hating bloggers and billionaires. Here we go again. By Tim Grieve Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/05/poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/05/poll/index.html?source=rss The good news for Bush: He's only the second most unpopular president of all time. By Allen Barra Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/15/richard_nixon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/15/richard_nixon/index.html?source=rss Richard Nixon continues to fascinate and repel us. On the 35th anniversary of Watergate, is it time to stop kicking Dick around and reconsider his accomplishments? By Michael Scherer Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/08/fred_thompson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/08/fred_thompson/index.html?source=rss In Orange County, the ex-Tennessee senator, "Law and Order" star and possible '08 contender acts presidential for a night. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/03/29/attorney_firings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/03/29/attorney_firings/index.html?source=rss The discovery of a previously unknown treasure chest of e-mails buried by the Bush administration may prove to be as informative as Nixon's secret White House tapes. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/08/gop_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/08/gop_iraq/index.html?source=rss As the president and Republicans continue to hype the surge -- and stifle debate about it -- Bush's own war planners are preparing for failure in Iraq. By Joe Conason Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/01/26/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/01/26/obama/index.html?source=rss The right-wing smear campaign against Barack Obama, with its telltale twist of linking Hillary Clinton to the attack, is classic Watergate. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/03/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/03/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss Ford's posthumous condemnation of the Iraq war shows that the struggle for the soul of the GOP begun in the Nixon years is as relevant now as ever. By Walter Shapiro Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/28/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/28/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss Although ultimately an ineffective leader, Gerald Ford was the right person for the presidency in the wake of the Watergate crisis.