Washington cool spot in a heated Watergate era
The piece contrasts the national symbols at the White House and Department of Justice with the partisan Capitol Hill debates over Watergate, inflation, and military arms. It notes Ehrlichman’s court demeanor, Nixon’s legal cases, and a tense Senate discourse while courts offer calm amid political blame games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Avenue
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Republic
White House
Capitol
Department of Justice
Place of Justice
Justice
National Archives
John Ehrlichman
Gerhard Gesell
U.S. District Court
Ervin Committee
Supreme Court
United States of America
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Washington
The Good Old Days and the American Faith
An opinion piece reflecting on memory of the 1930s, the resilience of American institutions, and the belief in redemption amid crises. The author recalls childhood, past hardships, and the enduring idea that the republic can improve, noting current controversy yet optimism in reform across states. Mr. MacLeish is an author and media commentator.
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America
Middle West
Tom Sawyer
Lake Michigan
Hand-forged draw knife tied to Ethan Allen lineage displayed
A hand-forged draw knife marked E. Allen, used by the Green Mountain leader, remains in Burnham Hawley's workshop. Hawley's father was a grandnephew of Ethan Allen, and the heirloom stays in active use with a replica kept to ensure it survives for his son. Meanwhile a film crew filming The Story of Bennington encountered a “natural” day as they shot at Cooper Company. A planned large fire riot scene was also arranged for the company’s work.
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E. Allen
Green Mountain
Burnham Hawley
Hawley
Ethan Allen
Motion Picture Company
Bennington
Cooper Company
Critics of grass roots conservatism and middle America
Critics of grass roots American conservatism should recognize how stubborn patterns are. The silent majority yields a real majority when its priorities shift within limits. The inherited value system, folkways, and Main Street virtues sustain politics mores and arts, while liberals fail to grasp the core health of these values.
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Mike Mansfield
Congress
Henry Kissinger
Soviet Union
Schlesinger
Sen. Fulbright
Pentagon
Moscow
Sen. Jackson
Fulbright
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
National Bank of Cleveland
Florida
Middle East
Europe
San Clemente
Kenneth Bush
William E. Simon
Mike Peters
The
Dayton Daily News
Nuclear Club
By Roderick Macleish
Christian Science Monitor
Chicago
Japan
Asia
Hitler
Franklin Roosevelt
States
Mr. MacLeish
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Reuben Levin
George H. Plumb
Main Street
Dr. J. Gillam Irons
Dr. Irons
Miss Monette
Cathy Ranzona
Sparky
Memorial Park
Humane Society
Bennington County Humane Society
Jean Henry
Society
Banner
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado
Orly
Paris
Grand Rapids Press
Grumbacher
ACTS
the Square
Amos N. Wilder
Crisis
Middle America
Carol Hughes
Prop
North
County Streets
Rte
Vermont
Wickes Lumber
Royal
Wickes
China
the Wickes Corp
North Street
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