Category Archives: Communism

Fawn Brodie’s Richard Nixon: The Shaping of His Character 4

Posted on October 14, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

My latest reading of Fawn Brodie’s Richard Nixon: The Shaping of His Character was about the Alger Hiss case.  I won’t go into a lot of detail about that, but I will say that Brodie says some things that I … Continue reading →

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The Arrogance to Power 4

Posted on October 8, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

President Richard Nixon wanted to pressure the CIA to limit the FBI’s investigation into Watergate, and his rationale to CIA director Richard Helms was that one of the Watergate conspirators, E. Howard Hunt, who had worked for the CIA, might … Continue reading →

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The Arrogance of Power 2

Posted on October 6, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

In my post today about Anthony Summers’ The Arrogance of Power: The Secret World of Richard Nixon, I will write about the Alger Hiss case, in which Congressman Richard Nixon played a prominent role.  I’ve summed up the Alger Hiss … Continue reading →

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Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 12

Posted on September 5, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

For my blog post today about Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, I’ll start with something that Black says on pages 423-424.  The topic is where President Dwight Eisenhower ranked among U.S. Presidents. “A couple of years … Continue reading →

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Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 10

Posted on September 3, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

For my blog post today about Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, I’ll use as my starting-point something that Black says on pages 344-345.  The context is Hungary’s 1956 revolt against the Soviet Union, and the Soviet … Continue reading →

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Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 9

Posted on September 2, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

For my blog post today about Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, I will use as my starting-point something that Black says on pages 311-312.  The topic is Vice-President Richard Nixon’s impressions of foreign countries and leaders. … Continue reading →

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Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 8

Posted on September 1, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

For my blog post today about Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, my focus will be on Dwight Eisenhower’s response to Senator Joseph McCarthy’s attacks on General George C. Marshall. According to Black on pages 264-265, “On … Continue reading →

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Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 5

Posted on August 29, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

I have two items for my post today about Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full.  We’re in the time of the Truman Administration, and Richard Nixon is a United States Senator representing the state of California.  These … Continue reading →

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Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 4

Posted on August 28, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

For my blog post today about Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, I’ll talk about Black’s discussion of the Alger Hiss case, in which ex-Communist Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of being a Communist spy when Hiss … Continue reading →

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Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 3

Posted on August 27, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

For my blog post today about Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, I will use as my starting-point something that Black says on page 126.  The subject is President Harry Truman’s run for re-election in 1948. “Truman … Continue reading →

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