From Nixon to January 6: The history of presidential pardons
One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.
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Richard Nixon, the president: The summits before the fall
On July 15, Nixon announced to his nation’s surprise — and Taiwan’s distress — that he would visit China. The United Nations ...
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Richard Nixon, the pariah: Things fall apart
Nixon died of a stroke in 1994, surviving Pat by exactly 10 months. He and his wife are buried side by side on the grounds of ...
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West Philly Native, Basketball Legend Once Set Out to Help Richard Nixon Win Over Black Voters in 1968 Election
Wilt Chamberlain was the biggest basketball star in the world and Richard Nixon was the Republican candidate for president.
Nixon paved the way for Trump’s "new standard" of inaugural fundraising
Trump and Nixon are far from the only presidents to rake in money for inaugurations. Twelve years after Nixon's $4 million ...
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Nixon’s official acts against his enemies list led to a bipartisan impeachment effort | Opinion
The Nixon administration’s enemies list inspired bipartisan revulsion. Its purpose was, in the immortal words of President Richard Nixon’s White House counsel, to “use the available federal ...
Peaceful pawprints on a complex diplomatic relationship
The practice of China lending pandas to other nations began in the 7th century. Here's why this sign of international good ...
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Behind the Byline: Presidents and the press — a complicated relationship
The relationship between the press and the presidency has always been messy. From Thomas Jefferson’s praise of newspapers as ...
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Two US presidents have pardoned thousands over the past few weeks. Here’s what that means.
Biden issued preemptive pardons, while Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters. Over the past several weeks, two U.S. presidents use ...
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'Nixon/King' musical dramedy is provocative look at imaginary chapter of history
Specifically, as a new play premiering Friday at Hamtramck’s Planet Ant Theatre asks, what if Richard Nixon, the Republican candidate in that extremely close election, had stepped in to help ...