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Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician 8
For my write-up today on Stephen Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician, I’d like to use as my starting-point how Ambrose characterizes the Old Guard of the Republican Party, which was influential during Richard Nixon’s time in Congress. On … Continue reading
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Tagged Chiang Kaishek, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Formosa, Harry Truman, Marshall Plan, Old Guard, Richard Nixon, Robert Taft, Stephen Ambrose
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The Contender: Richard Nixon, The Congress Years 11
My latest reading of Irwin Gellman’s The Contender: Richard Nixon, The Congress Years, 1946-1952 was about Richard Nixon’s 1950 campaign for the U.S. Senate against Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglas. A big issue in that campaign was on whether or not … Continue reading
