In the Loop: Nixon


Posted at 11:39 AM ET, 04/04/2013

Embassies for mega-donors: A venerable tradition
By Al Kamen
Obama’s naming of wealthy contributors is in keeping with a long-standing tradition.

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Tags:  Obama, Bruce Heyman, Ruth Farkas, Nixon, Kalmbach, Canada, ambassador, mega-donor, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 11/09/2012

Obama and the press: an inauspicious start
By Al Kamen
This president, unlike some of his predecessors, declines to hold press conference right after reelection.

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Tags:  President Obama, media, press, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Bob Haldeman, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop

Posted at 03:42 PM ET, 11/05/2012

Who was the last GOP president to win without a Bush or Nixon on the ticket?
By Al Kamen
When was the last time a Republican won the presidency without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket?

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Tags:  Bush, Nixon, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop

Posted at 12:50 PM ET, 09/19/2012

Mitt Romney’s 47 percent first used by Nixon?
By Al Kamen
Seems Mitt Romney’s worry about 47 percent of people being freeloaders is nothing new

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Tags:  Mitt Romney, 47, 47 percent, Nixon, McGovern, commercial, 1972, welfare, hard hat, Democrats for Nixon, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop

Posted at 02:47 PM ET, 06/14/2012

Monte Carlo codel: Sign up now!
By Al Kamen
A conference official blames In the Loop’s inquiries for shrinking a congressional delegation headed to a gathering at the gambling mecca.

By Al Kamen  |  02:47 PM ET, 06/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  OSCE, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO, Spencer Oliver, Nixon, Watergate, Congressional Delegation, Codel, Soviet Union, European Union, Chris Smith, Robert Aderholt, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop