When broadcasters like CBS and ABC surrendered to the president, it looked as if they lacked backbone. The explanation runs ...

On Sept. 26, 1960, the first televised presidential debate aired from a Chicago TV studio. It featured candidates John F.

The first presidential debate to be televised took place between Richard Nixon and John F Kennedy on 1960. Since then, it has ...

President Donald Trump’s predecessors sought to preserve the Justice Department’s independence in political prosecutions.

— A federal judge in California ruled that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard on the streets of Los Angeles resulted in ...

9pm Thursday - NIXON - Documentary Unraveling the legacy of Richard Nixon, one of America's most ambitious and controversial presidents.

Leon Jaworski put the truth above politics — even if it meant the end for the president he’d supported. Would any politician ...

As political historians of media, we know from our research that TV has always been a battleground of politics, business interests and broadcasting ideals.

The decline of ratings and media consolidation have left television more vulnerable to attempts at political intimidation ...

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Lear, who died in 2023, was a television producer known for his progressive social stances. He described himself as being on President Richard Nixon's "enemies list." ...

On social media, President Trump urged Attorney General Pam Bondi not to delay prosecuting former FBI director James Comey, California Sen. Adam Schiff and New York Attorney General Letitia James.