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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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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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.
American Flag Sitting Atop of the White House Lowered to Half-Staff Following Trump's Inauguration
The American flag sitting atop of the White House was lowered to half-staff following Donald Trump's inauguration to honor ...
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 ...
From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, who else sang the national anthem at presidential inaugurations?
Recently, pop stars including Beyoncé and Lady Gaga have sung at presidential inaugurations, but it wasn’t always a platform ...
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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 ...
Gathering commemorates President Richard Nixon’s birthday
Fred Mendoza, a member of Nixon’s Cabinet Committee on Spanish-Speaking People, pauses during the wreath laying to ...
2 Latter-day Saint apostles attend second inauguration of President Trump
Elders Gary E. Stevenson and Gerrit W. Gong attended President Donald Trump's second inauguration, a longstanding practice ...