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# Nixon in Dublin

'I was in disguise as an American tourist': The woman who egged Richard Nixon in 1970

Nixon’s motorcade was making its way through Dublin when it was egged three times.

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Jun 9th 2019, 12:00 PM

# Take a Break

Watch Richard Nixon get egged as he travelled through Dublin

The US President was on a three-day visit to Ireland in 1970.

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Oct 5th 2015, 11:00 AM

# RIP

WATCH: Richard Nixon apologises for Watergate scandal

The surprising development came during a comprehensive interview with the late Sir David Frost.

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Sep 1st 2013, 4:00 PM

# RIP

Showman, comedian and namedropper: Tributes pour in for Sir David Frost

“[The] first really great television ringmaster.”

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Sep 1st 2013, 3:33 PM

# Nixon

Newly-released Nixon tapes reveal conversations with Reagan, Bush... and Pele

The Richard Nixon Presidential Library has released 340 hours of recordings which provide new insight into the final months of the disgraced US president’s time at the White House.

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Aug 22nd 2013, 5:41 PM

# wonkery

VIDEO: 60 years of US presidential campaign ads

From Eisenhower to Obama versus Romney, this video shows how campaign videos have changed (and how a lot has remained the same…)

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Nov 4th 2012, 3:50 PM

# United States

Former US presidential candidate George McGovern dies

The former US senator ran against Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election but was soundly beaten.

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Oct 21st 2012, 1:23 PM

# One Small Step

In pictures: the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969

From launch to landing: NASA archive images from the first successful manned moon landing mission.

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Aug 25th 2012, 8:45 PM

# pols on hols

Lazy Post of the Day: Where do politicians go on holiday?

And why doesn’t Bertie Ahern wear sun cream…

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Aug 16th 2012, 8:30 PM

# Watergate

What was Watergate? Here are 14 facts that explain everything

Deep Throat, Woodward and Bernstein, Saturday Night Massacre – just some phrases associated with the biggest political scandal in history. Here’s everything you need to know about Watergate 40 years on.

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Jun 24th 2012, 9:15 AM

# Watergate

After 40 years, the 'what ifs' of Watergate scandal are still tantalising

Forty years on from a late night break-in that would eventually lead to the first and only resignation of a US President there are plenty considering the “what ifs” of the scandal.

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Jun 21st 2012, 7:30 AM

# political storms

6 politicians who have got in hot water and 2 who escaped unscathed (maybe)

Irish politcians have been hitting the headlines with their less than kosher dealings.. how do they match up to these international wheelers and dealers?

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Mar 28th 2012, 7:15 AM