Ron Rosenbaum

FEATURE ARCHIVES

Anatomy of a Rumor

“The rumor had Nixon plotting to use election-eve violence as an excuse for massive repression of students and blacks, mass arrests, and suspension of Constitutional guarantees to keep the dissenters behind bars... The rumor was really saying that a Reichstag fire was in the works.”

by Ron Rosenbaum

Originally published: November 5, 1970

NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

The House on 11th St.: Digging Up the Debris

“The group helped write the 'don’t need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows,' manifesto presented at the July, 1969 SDS convention”

by Ron Rosenbaum

Originally published: March 12, 1970

From The Archives

Inside the White House: The First & Last Days of a Banana Republic

“For the past 48 hours, while the President and his family had been once again resisting resignation, his closest aides were conspiring behind his back to force him to resign.”

by Ron Rosenbaum

Originally published: August 15, 1974

IMPEACHMENT ARCHIVES

Watergate Diary: A Few Quiet Drinks for Liberty

"Millions of people are afraid we have in office a man who might entertain the notion of kicking over the government"

by Ron Rosenbaum

Originally published: August 1, 1974

IMPEACHMENT ARCHIVES

The ’72 Election May Be Held as Scheduled

Did Richard Nixon really look into canceling the 1972 Presidential election?

by Ron Rosenbaum

March 14, 2019

VOICE OF THE AGES

A Young Reporter’s Dazzling (and Tragically Short) Career at the Village Voice

With freedom of the press under attack, we look back at a fearless reporter who fought the good fight until his life was cut short

by R.C. Baker

August 17, 2018

Anatomy of a Rumor

“The rumor had Nixon plotting to use election-eve violence as an excuse for massive repression of students and blacks, mass arrests, and suspension of Constitutional guarantees to keep the dissenters behind bars... The rumor was really saying that a Reichstag fire was in the works.”

The House on 11th St.: Digging Up the Debris

“The group helped write the 'don’t need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows,' manifesto presented at the July, 1969 SDS convention”

Inside the White House: The First & Last Days of a Banana Republic

“For the past 48 hours, while the President and his family had been once again resisting resignation, his closest aides were conspiring behind his back to force him to resign.”

Watergate Diary: A Few Quiet Drinks for Liberty

"Millions of people are afraid we have in office a man who might entertain the notion of kicking over the government"

The ’72 Election May Be Held as Scheduled

Did Richard Nixon really look into canceling the 1972 Presidential election?

A Young Reporter’s Dazzling (and Tragically Short) Career at the Village Voice

With freedom of the press under attack, we look back at a fearless reporter who fought the good fight until his life was cut short

Department of Corrections

Tomb Raiders

Never Again?

Ron Rosenbaum

“The rumor had Nixon plotting to use election-eve violence as an excuse for massive repression of students and blacks, mass ar­rests, and suspension of Constitu­tional guarantees to keep the dis­senters behind bars... The rumor was really saying that a Reichstag fire was in the works.”

“The group helped write the 'don’t need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows,' manifesto presented at the July, 1969 SDS convention”

“For the past 48 hours, while the President and his family had been once again resisting resigna­tion, his closest aides were conspir­ing behind his back to force him to resign.”

"Millions of people are afraid we have in office a man who might entertain the notion of kicking over the government"

Did Richard Nixon really look into canceling the 1972 Presidential election?

With freedom of the press under attack, we look back at a fearless reporter who fought the good fight until his life was cut short

“The rumor had Nixon plotting to use election-eve violence as an excuse for massive repression of students and blacks, mass arrests, and suspension of Constitutional guarantees to keep the dissenters behind bars... The rumor was really saying that a Reichstag fire was in the works.”

“For the past 48 hours, while the President and his family had been once again resisting resignation, his closest aides were conspiring behind his back to force him to resign.”