Frighteningly brilliant!
Frighteningly brilliant!
If you want to understand our current political and cultural situation, this is an excellent place to begin. If you are a person (as I am) who came of age in the 1970s and don‘t entirely understand your alienation, this is likewise an excellent place to begin. 💡💡💡💡💡
Alas, we still live in Nixonland.
A reminder of the horrifying national reaction to the death of 4 Kent State students shot by the National Guard during a Vietnam War protest...
I liked it though at times he seemed overly critical of Nixon, seeing his actions more as underhanded where there may have been a loftier goal. But he also got into Nixon's psychology and in fairness did not give JFK or LBJ a free pass. I also liked how he blended pop culture and lesser known tidbits into the sort so you felt like you were living it. One downside is I felt he could have listed dates more to help keep track.
#augustofpages day 11: books and politics. I find Nixon's presidency and the '60s-'70s in general super interesting. The former history major in me can never get enough! #augustphotochallenge
LBJ, our son of a bitch
Reading presidential biographies in an attempt to understand how we got to where we are today: with Donald Trump as a nominee. Failing.