The President and Politics A Call for Democratic Negotiation
A Washington Monthly interview argues politicians must engage deeply in bargaining. It critiques Nixon era aims to rise above politics, urging the president to negotiate with groups, consider objections, and maintain genuine democratic process amid public cynicism.
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Nixon
White House
Thomas Cronin
The
Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
Washington Monthly
Cronin
Editorial claims on Tu-144 wreckage and US actions
Aviation Week reports that the Air Force division studied parts from the Tu-144 crash at Paris last June as US officials eye turbofan engine components. The piece warns such moves could hinder civil investigations while suggesting US actions meet national security aims.
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Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine
Air Force Foreign Technology Division Laboratory
U.S
Aviation Week
Real estate shift mirrors Nixon asset move and investor trends
AP analyzes how Nixon sold stocks for real estate, reflecting a broader shift among Americans. It notes 30 million stockholders still exist but growth stalled after 1968, while housing starts rose in the early 1970s and second homes became a rising trend as markets faltered.
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John Cunniff
New York
Nixon
United States
Boyle's Column collection of quirky facts and quips
HAL BOYLE notes mail can reveal odd truths from Aztec ritual to foot architecture. he cites flames as pollution fix, flies extermination by scent, amusement parks numbering 725 with $360 million yearly profit, jail health gaps, daily human routines, and a walrus Christmas warning. Plato’s remark ends the column with humor.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Mexico
United States
U.S
Plato
Presidential pyramids probe reshapes view of the presidency
A review of George Reedy’s The Presidency in Flux suggests presidential libraries form a megalomaniac trend, with Lyndon Johnson’s Texas library singled out. Reedy argues such repositories may mislead historians and distort public policy, warning that history is a poor guide to current choices.
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White House
Columbia University Press
George Reedy
Lyndon B Johnson
Reedy
Current Intellectual Digest
Oval Office
Today in History September 11 1973 Highlights and Birthdays
On this date various historical events are noted including Henry Hudson discovering Manhattan in 1609, Washington's forces in Brandywine in 1777, and the Pentagon’s construction beginning in 1941. Birthdays include President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines. Thought for today by Mark Twain: never learn to do anything.
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Henry Hudson
Island
Manhat
George Washington
Bernard Barker
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippines
Mark Twain
Briscoe creates Rural Community Services division in Texas
Gov Dolph Briscoe issued an executive order establishing the Division of Rural Community Services within the Texas Department of Community Affairs to address urgent rural needs. Raymond L. Prewett will head the division to provide information, technical assistance, and policy development for rural development, coordinating with state and federal agencies. The move expands rural representation on the Texas Industrial Commission with new members from Sonora Navasota and Terrell.
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Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Briscoe
Rural Services Office
Rural Community Services
Raymond L. Prewett
Texas Rural Development Commission
Division of
Texas Industrial Commission
Texas
TIC
James Hunt
Sonora
Stockman’s Feed Company
James B. Bond
Navasota
Navasota Industrial Foundation
William A. Porter
Terrell
Revision Commission
Texas Constitutional Revision Commission
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Travis County
Bob Smith
Smith
Criminal Appeals Court
63Rd
John Hill
Commissioners Court
Hill
Navarro County
Juree
Galveston Ship Channel
Governor’s
Janey
Gov
Dallas
Charles W
Chili) Smith
Texas Highway
Amarillo
Luther DeBerry
Highway Department
L. McKee
Abilene
U.S
John
George Willeford Nixes
Says
Willeford
GOP
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Lyndon Johnson
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LBJ
University of Texas In
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PALLY
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Ress Association
Tan
Hideki Tojo
University of South Carolina
Mediterranean
Dick Turner
Texas Democratic Party
National Party
NBC
Texas Public Interest Research Group
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