January 2009
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Jan 23rd
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REVIEW: Write It When I'm Gone -- Remarkable...
Write It When I’m Gone:  Remarkable Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald R. Ford By Thomas M. DeFrank Hardcover.  2007.  258 pp.  Putnam. As I mentioned prominently in my review of Bob Greene’s “Fraternity”, what interests me primarily about the Presidents and the Presidency is not policy, politics, or administrative accomplishments, but the personality of the...
Jan 16th
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Updates
I took a week off to recharge my batteries and bat around some ideas for Dead Presidents, but I am back now and excited about trying to post more frequently as I mix things up and throw some new Presidential miscellanea at the proverbial wall in order to see what will stick. One problem with this site has been my tendency to focus my energies on the long articles, which I love writing, but which...
Jan 16th
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