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Two Dicks
The discovery of the skeleton of King Richard III under a parking lot almost threatened to wipe the Super Bowl results off the front page (I exaggerate). The BBC article mentions that Greyfriars church in Leicester, where he was buried, was "demolished" during the 1500s (the English Reformation), and I can't help wondering about that, as the Tudors seemed to be a little vindictive.
As it happened, last night I was reading about another Richard in high office. The New Yorker's Thomas Mallon reviews two books about Richard Nixon, and does a little speculative history. He focuses on the "Checkers" speech (I was a toddler at the time, unfortunately) as a sort of pivot in Nixon's political career. I will have to read at least one of the books reviewed.
As it happened, last night I was reading about another Richard in high office. The New Yorker's Thomas Mallon reviews two books about Richard Nixon, and does a little speculative history. He focuses on the "Checkers" speech (I was a toddler at the time, unfortunately) as a sort of pivot in Nixon's political career. I will have to read at least one of the books reviewed.
Must be something about guys named "Richard."