Ever wonder where the whole “liberal media” accusation got its start? It can be argued that it started in 1969, when Vice President Spiro Agnew delivered a series of speeches attacking the press on behalf of Richard Nixon. (See the second item on the page.) The administration was offended by press analysis of a speech on the Vietnam war, and so Pat Buchanan and William Safire wrote speeches for Agnew that attacked the press establishment.
Ever wonder where the whole “liberal media” accusation got its start? It can be argued that it started in 1969, when Vice President Spiro Agnew delivered a series of speeches attacking the press on behalf of Richard Nixon. (See the second item on the page.) The administration was offended by press analysis of a speech on the Vietnam war, and so Pat Buchanan and William Safire wrote speeches for Agnew that attacked the press establishment.
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