In January of 1973, just days after Johnson died of a heart attack, a newly reelected Nixon announced plans to terminate the OEO and eliminate federal funding for the Community Action Program. Philip Sanchez, Nixon’s own OEO director, announced his resignation in response.
The president’s heavy-handed approach to traditional journalists has the hallmarks of an attempted crackdown 50 years ago.
You can sign up here.A constitutional conflict is brewing over Congress' power of the purse and whether the president can refuse to spend what Congress has directed him to spend. Since taking office,
The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he didn’t like.
In 2024, more than ten times as many Republicans (85%) as Democrats (6%) said Trump would be viewed as outstanding or above average.
Nancy Mace came under fire for posting a painting where Donald Trump is seated with controversial former president, Richard Nixon
It feels somewhat like the 1972 presidential election, when all but one state in the union was taken in by the lies and false hope that poured from Richard Nixon’s campaign.
Trump is now the Kennedy Center's board chairman, giving him control over a beloved arts institution that regularly interacts with Hollywood
This President’s Day is a good time to remember that Trump shares some of our past presidents’ worst qualities.
In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked presidential power.
Graham Allison is the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Impoundment is when a president refuses to spend money allocated by Congress and returns the funds to the Treasury.
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