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American Experience: The Movement and the Madman

Explore the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the anti-war movement
By Christina Zeiders

50 years ago, Nixon gave the U.S. a ‘Christmas present,’ launching the war on cancer

In the first half of the 20th century, cancer was misunderstood, if not an outright source of shame

By NPR

G. Gordon Liddy, chief operative behind Watergate scandal, dies at 90

Liddy was convicted in 1973 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for conspiracy, burglary and illegally wiretapping the Democratic Party's headquarters at the Watergate office complex.
By NPR

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GOP unlikely to reprise role it played in Nixon’s 1974 exit

In today’s highly polarized Washington, bipartisan agreement is a rarity. And Trump has taken over the Republican Party, accruing personal rather than party loyalty and casting the GOP establishment to an ineffectual sideline.

By The Associated Press