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2/11/20
Was Nixon Really Better Than Trump?
by James Robenalt
Nixon’s tapes show an embattled president acting the same way, only behind closed doors.
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SOURCE: Just Security
1/29/20
The Obituaries of Republicans Who Opposed Nixon’s Impeachment
by Ryan Goodman
Regardless of whether the congressmen voted for or against the articles of impeachment, their legacies were largely defined by this one moment.
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SOURCE: Politico
1/22/20
Why No GOP Senator Will Stand Up to Trump
by Garrett M. Graff
Barry Goldwater had the power to tell Nixon it was all over. But don’t expect a repeat this time.
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1/22/20
The History of Presidential Misconduct Beyond Watergate and Iran-Contra
by HNN Staff
At the AHA, James Banner, Kathryn Olmstead, Kevin Kruse, and Jeremi Suri discussed how they revived a long forgotten report on presidential misconduct.
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12/17/19
The Secret Plan to Force Out Nixon
by Tim Naftali
A newly released diary shows House Republican leaders pledging to oust the president months before he resigned. Why did they back down?
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SOURCE: Washington Post
12/17/19
History is clear: Voters reward, rather than punish, political courage
by Jon Meacham and Michael E. Shepherd
Over the past six decades, courageous high-profile votes have tended not to cost the courageous their seats. From Southern Democrats who supported the Civil Acts Right of 1964 to Republicans who backed Medicare and Medicaid in 1965 through the Clinton impeachment in the 1990s, tough votes have been difficult but not necessarily fatal.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
12/13/19
In 1974, one congressman lay awake at night, agonizing over impeachment
The name Walter Flowers has vanished from historical memory but on the eve of impeachment, Americans should remember him.
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SOURCE: NPR
12/10/19
From Consensus To Deadlock: Is Impeachment Still A Check On Presidents?
The arc of partisanship in impeachment, to some extent, matches the increased polarization of politics in America over the last 45 years. It moves from consensus to deadlock.
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SOURCE: The New Yorker
12/2/19
Republicans Defending Trump on Impeachment Should Fear the Judgment of History
by Michael Luo
This week, as the current Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump, these obituaries might serve as a reminder to the committee’s Republican members that the consequences of their decisions in the coming days will likely extend far beyond the next election.
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SOURCE: Vanity Fair
11/27/19
Trump's Toadies Should Take Note: Watergate Says Everyone Goes Down
by Kevin M. Kruse
The lesson Nixon imparts to today’s POTUS loyalists is that courts of law and of public opinion will judge them harshly.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
11/19/19
The GOP Appointees Who Defied the President
by Michael Koncewicz
Before Watergate became a story that dominated the national media in the spring of 1973, there were individuals within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the IRS that took dramatic steps to block Nixon’s attempts to politicize their work.
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SOURCE: The Hill
11/9/19
Presidential cooperation: History's perspective on scandal and controversy
by Stephen W. Stathis
The American experience is littered with scandals. When presidents have been unwilling to cooperate with an investigation, the resulting confrontation is often ugly and long-remembered, as the escalating Ukraine scandal undoubtedly will be.
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SOURCE: NBC News
11/9/19
From Nixon to Trump, the historical arc of presidential misconduct is deeply troubling
by James M. Banner Jr.
Since the early 1970s, the behavior of American presidents has worsened in alarming ways.
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SOURCE: Vox
10/7/19
The difference between Nixon and Trump is Fox News
by Nicole Hemmer
Fox News shields President Trump. But his love for their conspiracies might bring him down.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
10/3/19
Inside the Supreme Court ruling that made Nixon turn over his Watergate tapes
The historic judgment that U.S. presidents do not hold unchecked power to declare executive privilege set a precedent that courts would consider in evaluating whether President Trump could shield his own communications from external scrutiny amid an impeachment inquiry.
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9/29/19
Is The Ukraine Scandal the Smoking Gun?
by James D. Robenalt
Could this be the moment of clarity that will finally bring down President Trump?
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9/29/19
“The System Worked!” Watergate’s Lesson in an Age of Trump
by Michael A. Genovese
A nation of laws depends upon the people to enliven the law. A dedicated citizenry is the only hope against tyranny.
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9/29/19
How Ideologues and Partisans Seized the Court: From Nixon to Trump
by Thom Hartmann
When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. —Richard M. Nixon
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SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
9/25/19
Like Watergate all over again? In some ways, yes, but there are stark differences
by Jon Marshall
Echoes of Watergate could be heard in Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement Tuesday that the House of Representatives will begin a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. But how similar is this path to what the nation experienced 45 years ago?
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9/29/19
The History Briefing on Impeachment: How Historians Covered this Week's Top Story
by Jonathan Montano
A recap of historical perspectives on the current impeachment inquiry.
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