He would have no doubt deleted the word might from that last sentence.
Its both a memorial and a cautionary tale about unchecked power and ambition in America.
Nixon didnt know what a media advisor was.
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Back then, no one did.
Ailes told Nixon that he was looking at one.
Nixons eventual victory put Ailes at the epicenter of power overnight.
Bush defeat Michael Dukakis in 1988.
But eventually, politics wasnt enough.
He was a showman who needed a bigger or at least, glitzier stage.
Ailes, who saw it as his baby, was furious.
So he defected to Rupert Murdochs ever-expanding media empire.
Murdoch had decided that he wanted to beat CNN at its own game.
And thus, Fox News was born.
The mission was to quote-unquote rile up the crazies.
It would become Fox News killer app.
Eventually, even Murdoch had to part with his golden goose.
