Advertisement Continue reading the main story“We overlook the fact that he wouldn’t have been president without New York City,” Mr. Nasaw said. Photo“He handled the Al Smith dinners as a comedian would, and he made Nixon look like a stiff fool,” Mr. Nasaw said. “When you look at those two speeches juxtaposed, it tells you a lot about this guy,” Mr. Nasaw said. New York Today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a.m. till late morning. Follow the New York Today columnists, Alexandra Levine and Jonathan Wolfe, on Twitter.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2017 10:06 UTC