The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/richard-nixon/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:44:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Richard Nixon | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/richard-nixon/ 32 32 Dick Cheney, dominant, divisive strategist of America’s ‘war on terror,’ dies at 84 https://www.timesofisrael.com/dick-cheney-dominant-divisive-strategist-of-americas-war-on-terror-dies-at-84/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:22:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3680868 The former US vice president’s hardline policies, steadfast support for Israel, and rift with Trump's Republican party defined a half-century in US politics

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]]> Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker who exposed Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92 https://www.timesofisrael.com/daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers-leaker-who-exposed-vietnam-war-secrets-dies-at-92/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:57:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3035110 Fighter-turned-whistle-blower embodied the individual of conscience, answering only to his sense of right and wrong even if price was his own freedom

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]]> Kissinger denies delaying weapons airlifts to Israel during 1973 Yom Kippur War https://www.timesofisrael.com/kissinger-denies-delaying-weapons-airlifts-to-israel-during-1973-yom-kippur-war/ Tue, 30 May 2023 06:09:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3024041 Iconic ex-top US diplomat says supply complicated by logistical issues, and Washington initially thought Israel was already winning: 'This was a huge step we took. It saved Israel'

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]]> Steven Salen, Holocaust-survivor tailor who dressed presidents, dies at 103 https://www.timesofisrael.com/steven-salen-holocaust-survivor-tailor-who-dressed-presidents-dies-at-103/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:52:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2891892 After serving as a slave to the Nazi war machine on the Eastern front, Salen emigrated to the US, becoming an outfitter to the country's most powerful and influential people

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]]> Keeping America’s secrets: Trump’s unprecedented disregard of post-Watergate norms https://www.timesofisrael.com/keeping-americas-secrets-trumps-unprecedented-disregard-of-post-watergate-norms/ Sun, 04 Sep 2022 14:09:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2830056 Dramas over safeguarding US government documents have cropped up over the years, but FBI search of Mar-a-Lago has exposed indifference to rules on scale some thought inconceivable

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]]> 50 years on, journalist who uncovered Watergate still wonders why Nixon did it https://www.timesofisrael.com/50-years-on-journalist-who-uncovered-watergate-still-wonders-why-nixon-did-it/ Sat, 18 Jun 2022 15:20:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2783110 Bob Woodward says the then-incumbent was a sure win for the 1972 elections; half a century later, people have yet to crack psychology behind act

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]]> Sole woman on Watergate prosecution team compares scandal to Trump’s Jan. 6 hearings https://www.timesofisrael.com/sole-woman-on-watergate-prosecution-team-compares-scandal-to-trumps-jan-6-hearings/ Sat, 18 Jun 2022 05:04:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2782935 Jill Wine-Banks tells of sexism and barriers; says world has changed since Nixon faced hearings, but committee doing 'brilliantly' with compelling storytelling

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]]> Impeachment forever changes Trump’s legacy https://www.timesofisrael.com/impeachment-forever-changes-trumps-legacy/ Thu, 19 Dec 2019 03:13:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2204552 Trump will be first US president to run for reelection after being impeached and a win is only way to salvage his reputation

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]]> Reagan, in 1971 phone call to Nixon, called African UN delegates ‘monkeys’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/reagan-in-1971-phone-call-to-nixon-called-african-un-delegates-monkeys/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 08:42:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2121700 Infuriated at countries supporting a vote to accept China into international body, California governor told US president that 'they're still uncomfortable wearing shoes'

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]]> A look at the most interesting Philip Roth possessions up for auction https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-look-the-most-interesting-of-philip-roths-possessions-up-for-auction/ Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:01:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2110689 Some of the late Jewish author’s typewriters are among the 129 items from his estate to be sold next week, with proceeds going to charity

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]]> Nixon’s vice president asked Saudis for money to fight US ‘Zionists’ — MSNBC https://www.timesofisrael.com/nixons-vice-president-asked-saudis-for-money-to-fight-us-zionists-msnbc/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:12:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2024080 Spiro Agnew, in letter to crown prince, said 'Zionists orchestrated organized attack on me' as 'I'd never agree to continuance of unfair and disastrous favoring of Israel'

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]]> The Netanyahu paradox: Guarding Israel from enemies without, causing harm within https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-netanyahu-paradox-guarding-israel-from-enemies-without-causing-harm-within/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:57:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1973533 Focus switched instantly Tuesday from PM's corruption woes to Hezbollah tunnels. On security, he retains Israelis' trust, which makes his attacks on the police even more troubling

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]]> How Leonid Brezhnev almost escalated the Yom Kippur War into a nuclear nightmare https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-leonid-brezhnev-almost-escalated-the-yom-kippur-war-into-a-nuclear-nightmare/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 18:36:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1941382 With Nixon in a drunken stupor on the verge of impeachment, and Israel locked in deadly war, an unstable Soviet leader was moving nuclear cargo into an Egyptian port

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]]> Watergate memories spring to life with Trump’s troubles https://www.timesofisrael.com/watergate-memories-spring-to-life-with-trumps-troubles/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:36:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1923339 As Trump mulls firing 'enemy' officials, Nixon's onetime fixer warns of an 'unchecked president who is inclined to abuse his powers'

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]]> Can Trump pardon himself? Not if he’s impeached https://www.timesofisrael.com/can-trump-pardon-himself-not-if-hes-impeached/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 05:40:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1864572 Claim made by US president omits a notable exception; moreover, his lawyer Giuliani says, pardoning himself is 'unthinkable,' would lead to immediate impeachment

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