The historian Douglas Brinkley has just published a new book, “The Nixon Tapes, 1973”, which reveal the details of the Watergate White House tapes, now all released after 40 years.
The point that is most noticeable is that Richard Nixon considered resigning, and said so to his White House Chief of Staff, Alexander Haig, on May 25, 1973, almost 15 months before he actually resigned on August 9, 1974.
Had he done that, Vice President Spiro Agnew would have become President, just months before the revelation that he had engaged in illegal activities, including accepting cash bribes as Vice President. That revelation in October 1973 led to his resignation, and his replacement by Gerald Ford, under the 25th Amendment, a very lucky break for the nation!
So history would have been transformed, with Nixon quitting, and possibly revelation of President Agnew as deserving of removal from office as well!
So Gerald Ford was a blessing, and Nixon’s thoughts of resigning but not doing so, transformed American history!
Amazing!
First and probably only time I agree with something Ariel said.
HAHA! A good one, Rustbelt Democrat! 🙂
The Professor should write a book about historical “What ifs….”. Take 5 important defining historical moments in our history and speculate about the alternatives.
What if Washington had been killed in battler?
What if Lincoln had lost to McClellan? and so on…
Actually, Ariel, I HAVE published last month a book on Presidential Assassinations, announced on this blog, and TEN radio interviews posted on here, but no one who reads this blog has made any comment about it.
Chapter 17 deals with 15 “Might Have Been'” Presidents if history had been different, so why don’t you purchase a copy with 30 percent off offered by Rowman Littlefield, and get your “fill” of “What If”? LOL
Here’s something that’s amazing: Bernie Sanders has passed the one million online donations mark faster than President Obama’s 2008 and 2012 bids.
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/255469-sanders-touts-1-million-online-donations
What’s amazing is the cr@p the GOTea and their sheeple come up with. Ben Carson’s latest controversy is some Hitler remarks he made, hinting that Obama is an evil dictator.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/10/01/3707851/ben-carson-hilter/
Have any of your read the books “The Naked Communist” and “Mien Kampf”? Have any of you read Eduard Bernstein or Antonio Gramsci? Just curious.
Absolutely not.
I don’t care to read those either. This book is more preferable: http://wisdomvoices.com/our-books/
Southern Liberal, I second the book you list, with the inspiring stories and words of the great progressives who have transformed this nation with their wisdom and their deeds!
If any of you would have read at least Gramsci, you would be able to ask yourself how on earth does this book (Wisdom of Progressive Voices) put JFK, Teddy Roosevelt, MLF in the same category as Howard Zinn for example? You would ask yourself that and of course understand the irony.
It’s like the Professor said. Inspiring stories and words of wisdom from great progressives.
Our GOTea troll here is stupidly hinting that being a social activist means you’re a Communist, which is absolutely NOT true.
Rustbelt: How would you know if you have not read any of the books? How can you argue on a subject that you are completely ignorant on?
Rustbelt’s right. We know what your intentions here are.
Quite agree Former Republican! He is just here to argue and demonize the opposition.
Demonize the opposition?? Are you serious? First of all, Republicans are the opposition today. Second, have you been reading the Professor’s posts? Talk about demonizing and spewing insults against the opposition!
Ariel, you need to look in the mirror, as it is YOU who are demonizing and insulting, not me!
You are not interested in a friendly dialogue, but rather total destruction and hate mongering.
Don’t you have better things to do with your time?