Jules Witcover has done it again. The veteran political reporter and columnist has produced insightful books on politics and history with metronomic regularity for more than three decades — he’s ...

One of the best pieces of journalism advice I've ever received came from the editor of the first newspaper I worked for: "Stay on the lookout for 'Hey Marge' stories," he said. What's a "Hey Marge" ...

If disgraced Richard Nixon Vice President Spiro Agnew was going to be featured prominently in the lead segment of a primetime cable news show in 2019, it would undoubtedly be Rachel Maddow‘s. And ...

On this day in 1973, the Vice-President of the United States resigned from office after pleading no contest to accepting bribes. Pretty big deal, right? But Spiro Agnew has been largely lost to ...

How does a corrupt, high-ranking government official, who is under criminal investigation, maintain his grip on power? On TV, I saw Roger Stone describe the game plan: “Admit nothing, deny everything ...

There are countless presidential scandals in U.S. history, but very few of them have resulted in resignation or impeachment — which is precisely why MSNBC host Rachel Maddow was drawn to the story of ...

Anyone who has read much history probably knows that President Richard Nixon once serenaded ex-President Harry Truman during a White House visit by playing "Missouri Waltz" on the piano in his honor ...

When Richard Nixon lifted the Governor of Maryland from a position of relative obscurity to the second spot on the Republican Party’s tick et last month, Spiro Theodore Agnew reacted with becoming ...

(TIME, August 16, 1968) -- As they start on the road to November, the Republicans are united. Now what will they do with the unity? Richard Nixon is clearly in tune with his party. Will he be in tune ...

(TIME, September 30) -- Once upon a time in the '60s, in the days when the culture wars began, there lived an obscure first-term Governor of Maryland--a sleek-looking silvery man who wore sharkskin ...

AS they start on the road to November, the Republicans are united. Now what will they do with their unity? Richard Nixon is clearly in tune with his party. Will he be in tune with the country? These ...