Million Dollar Nixon

Thought the internets needed a more visually entertaining version of this presidential conversation. From March 21, 1973, taped in the Oval Office between President Nixon and John Dean, the White House Counsel. 

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President Nixon: How much money do you need?
Dean: I would say these people are going to cost a million dollars over the next two years.
Short pause.
President Nixon: We could get that.
Dean: Mm-hmm.
President Nixon: If you—on the money, if you need the money, I mean, you could get the money fairly easily.
Dean: Well, I think that we’re--
President Nixon: What I meant is, you could get a million dollars. And you could get it in cash. I know where it could be gotten.
Dean: Mm-hmm.
President Nixon: I mean, it’s not easy, but it could be done.

What LBJ Really Said About Selma

The Atlantic Magazine, which has been around for over 150 years, contacted me shortly after The Silly Bastard started making the rounds. After talking to some of the folks over there, I agreed to put up the Silly Bastard over at their web site. As the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches approached, I talked them about producing another video to commemorate the event and they, thankfully, agreed. You can watch the video and read the great intro written by Chris Heller over at The Atlantic, or, if you're too lazy, you can catch it here.