Obama walking a familiar path on IRS allegations
7 days ago
And President Richard Nixon famously subjected those on his "enemies list" to tax audits and was even caught on Watergate tapes boasting of it to aides in the Oval Office.
Multiple controversies suddenly plague Obama
8 days ago
Some have even compared him to President Richard Nixon, who was accused of using the IRS to punish his enemies and of overzealously searching for leaks inside his administration.
New EPA leader sure to draw fire as environmental fights intensify
14 days ago
When environmentalism was more popular during the Nixon years, he recalled, four executives from the U.S. automobile industry came to Washington to try to stop the Clean Air Act from passing.
AP Photos: A look at key moments in Dow history
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The week before, President Richard Nixon had won re-election by a landslide, beating George McGovern in 49 states. (Close: 1,003.16)Jan. 8, 1987: First close above 2,000.
AP Enterprise: Nixon wished for total handgun ban
74 days ago
The day of the shooting, Nixon told White House special counsel Charles Colson, "At least I hope that Saturday night special legislation, at least we're supporting that, you know.
Conservative Nixon backed gun control
75 days ago
Nixon made his remarks in the Oval Office on May 16, 1972, the day after a would-be assassin shot and paralyzed segregationist presidential candidate George Wallace.
Bork: Nixon offered next high court vacancy in '73
87 days ago
Bork says that soon after his arrival in Washington in 1973, White House Chief of Staff Alexander Haig tried to persuade him to resign as Solicitor General to become Nixon's chief defense lawyer.
New EPA leader likely to face criticism from right and left
108 days ago
At age 80, Bill Ruckelshaus still remembers those pro-environment days in the early 1970s, when his old Republican boss, then-President Richard Nixon, urged Americans to make peace with nature and...
Nixon sister-in-law Clara Jane Nixon dies at 92
124 days ago
Clara Jane Nixon was married to Donald Nixon, who gained national attention in 1960 when he received a business loan from billionaire Howard Hughes.
Hagel pick test of Senate on presidential choices
126 days ago
Nixon's request fell upon deaf ears.