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uncertainty

“I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.” — scientist Richard Feynman (in this interview [youtube clip]) “To create a space that never existed is what interests me.” — architect … Continue reading

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Nixon: a lesson in rhetoric

notes on Nixon’s 1962 concession speech (CA gubernatorial race) a lesson in saying what you don’t mean… “I have no complaints about the press coverage. I will never complain about it.” –He goes on to say a few minutes later: … Continue reading

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piquant Nixon

nixontapes.org: “Between February 1971 and July 1973, President Richard Nixon secretly recorded 3,700 hours of his phone calls and meetings across the executive offices. Currently, approximately 2,217 hours of these tapes have been declassified, released, and made available to the … Continue reading

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things scarier than Nixon costume mask

For comparison: Scarier: trash on Everest I’m beginning to think this quote isn’t as accurate as I once thought it was (re the “holy” anyway): “In America, alas, beauty has become something you drive to, and nature an either/or proposition—either … Continue reading

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The Selling of the President

by Joe McGinniss (1969) McGinniss’ non-fiction account of the 1968 election (Nixon/Humphrey/Wallace) focuses on Nixon’s campaign and his use of the new medium of television to “sell” himself, or rather “be sold” by his advisers. illusions people live by: “The … Continue reading

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