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Conrad Black's Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 3 27 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
For my blog post today about Conrad Black's Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, I will use as my starting-point something that Black says on page 126. The subject is President Harry Truman's run for re...
Conrad Black's Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 2 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
For my blog post today about Conrad Black's Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, I'll use as my starting-point something that Black says on page 47: "Because [Nixon] was not confident of his ability to ...
Lincoln (2012) 25 Aug 2013 | 11:23 pm
I watched the 2012 movie Lincoln last night. I don't go to the theater much these days, so I wait instead for movies to come out on DVD. I remember when Lincoln was in the theaters, and I read this ...
Processing Church This Morning 25 Aug 2013 | 10:39 pm
I'm still processing a social encounter from church this morning. I walked in and shook someone's hand, asking him how he was doing. Later, we had the passing of the peace, and I asked this same gen...
Conrad Black's Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 1 25 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
I started Conrad Black's 2007 biography of Richard Nixon, entitled Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full. I was initially hesitant to read Black's book for My Year (or More) of Nixon, since I already have...
Nixon Reconsidered 8 24 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
I finished Joan Hoff's Nixon Reconsidered. I have three items. 1. I liked something that Hoff said on pages 344-345: "...the parents of those born after 1974 either strongly opposed or supported N...
Psalm 122 24 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Psalm 122 is about going to Jerusalem, as well as desiring Jerusalem's prosperity and peace. Last week, I shared songs about Psalm 121. This week, allow me to share this song, which is about the fir...
Nixon Reconsidered 7 23 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
I have two items for my blog post today about Joan Hoff's Nixon Reconsidered. 1. My first item will concern whether the United States should intervene in other countries. Hoff has a section in her ...
My Blog Is 6! 22 Aug 2013 | 09:59 pm
Today is my blog’s sixth birthday! What I want to do in this post is to share with you my goals for this coming year of blogging, including my struggles over what some of my goals will be. My plan i...
Nixon Reconsidered 6 22 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
In my blog post today about Joan Hoff's Nixon Reconsidered, I will talk about detente. Detente literally means a "relaxing or easing of tensions between nations" (page 183). Under President Richard ...
