STONEZONE (Tim Suereth) - What Nixon told Trump about Iran, one champagne-soaked night in Houston
I first published this piece on November 18, 2019. Then, it was a historic look back at Donald Trump’s meeting with his hero, Richard Nixon, and the light that might shed on Trump’s approach to the presidency. Now, with the United States’ recent bombing of Iran, and discussion that Iran might once again shut down the […] The post What Nixon told Trump about Iran, one champagne-soaked night in Houston appeared first on StoneZone .
I first published this piece on November 18, 2019. Then, it was a historic look back at Donald Trump’s meeting with his hero, Richard Nixon , and the light that might shed on Trump’s approach to the presidency. Now, with the United States’ recent bombing of Iran, and discussion that Iran might once again shut down the Straits of Hormuz, it seems even more relevant today. — Lisa Gray Richard Nixon was sitting in the middle, Charles Hurwitz remembers, that champagne-soaked night in 1989. It was around 1 or 1:30 a.m., at an after-party at Tony’s, the swankest restaurant in Houston. Hurwitz sat next to Nixon. And on Nixon’s other side was Donald Trump, a flamboyant New York businessman who no one yet expected to be president. …Open