Michael Beschloss Profile picture
Feb 8, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read Read on X
Newsweek of today 1970. The answer to Newsweek’s question was, sadly, no. Image
Alas it wasn’t. Image
The “Nixonettes” of 1968: Image
Nixon’s ad managers insisted that this 1972 poster would appeal to “American youth”: Image
This 1968 brochure was a bad idea for a number of reasons: Image
Young Voters for Nixon, 1968, hoped that this poster, featuring Agnew and Everett Dirksen, would close the deal for their hero: Image

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Michael Beschloss

Michael Beschloss Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @BeschlossDC

Jun 14, 2023
Happy Birthday tomorrow to an important American who changed our country. . .
. . .Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), abolitionist author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852). Image
Tomorrow is also another important day in history. . .
Read 7 tweets
Jun 11, 2023
Sixty years ago today, two heroic, courageous and idealistic young Black Americans, Vivian Malone and James Hood, entered the University of Alabama after JFK federalized the Alabama National Guard and Governor George Wallace stepped aside after trying to bar them: Image
During a partially-improvised Oval Office speech, JFK declares civil rights "a moral issue" and pledges to send comprehensive bill to Congress, sixty years ago tonight: Image
Medgar Evers, World War II veteran and NAACP field secretary in Mississippi, was murdered outside his home, hours after the civil rights speech JFK gave sixty years ago tonight: Image
Read 4 tweets
Jun 9, 2023
Ex-President evidently no longer considers Jim to be Trusty.
When Trusty and Rowley quit, did Todd Blanche?
If the ex-President now demands to be defended by Perry Mason, who's going to tell him that Perry is a fictional character?
Read 5 tweets
Jun 6, 2023
Meadows sings: Image
Ex-President’s lawyers photographed while leaving Justice Department: Image
In Palm Beach, ex-President shown after being briefed on Meadows testimony to grand jury:
Read 10 tweets
Jun 5, 2023
Look, there's an accidental flood in the resort club room where we kept the surveillance logs! Image
Resort club members watching secret classified documents as they float by: Image
Flood in the documents room! Doesn't look like an accident to me! Image
Read 8 tweets
Jun 4, 2023
Now why would anyone possibly think that a sudden, loud, unexplained boom in Washington DC on a Sunday afternoon might alarm anyone?
We take you now to the Ellipse, near the White House in Washington DC, where a flying saucer has landed. U.S. military tanks have rolled up, and a nervous crowd has gathered. . . Image
Someone has just stepped out of the flying saucer that landed near the White House after we heard that boom. He's shouting, "Take us to your leader -- Truman!" Image
Read 5 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

:(