Republican Crisis “Nixon’s Checkers Speech” September 1952 Endangered VP candidate, Richard Nixon, discovers the “magic” of television.		Post Watergate “The Frost-Nixon Biz” 1977-2009 The multi-media cottage industry that followed the Frost/Nixon interviews.
Politics & Celebrity “1968 Presidential Race” Republicans Celebrity support — from John Wayne to Billy Graham — helped Nixon win in ’68.		On Nixon’s List “Enemy of the President” 1970s Cartoonist Paul Conrad draws the ire of Richard Nixon.
Music & Republican Wrath “White Rabbit” Grace Slick: 1960s Jefferson Airplane song drew political fire from Nixon-Agnew-Linkletter.		Politics & Protest “Four Dead in O-hi-o” 1970 Kent State tragedy comes with Nixon’s Cambodia incursion.
Kennedy vs. Nixon “JFK’s 1960 Campaign” Primaries & Fall Election While the focus here is JFK, Richard Nixon was his main opponent.		Politics & Publishing “The Pentagon Papers” 1967-2018 A ‘freedom-of-the-press’ story & the beginning of Richard Nixon’s downfall.
Nixon & The Environment “Santa Barbara Oil Spill” Union Oil: 1969 Oil blowout generates pressure on Nixon for ban & tougher regs.		Nixon & The Environment “Burn On, Big River…” Cuyahoga Fire: 1969 River’s burning spurs Congress, Nixon and Earth Day 1970.

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Article Citation:
Jack Doyle, “Nixon-Related Stories, Topics Page:
1950s-2000s,” PopHistoryDig.com, March 16, 2019.

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