Project 2025 Roots Date Back Half a Century

Ryan Grim and David Sirota examine how a memo from 1971 laid the groundwork for enshrining corporate corruption in American politics. August 31 2024, 6:00 a.m. President Richard Nixon makes a victory speech in Washington, D.C., shortly after being elected to serve a second term by a landslide in the Nov. 7, 1972, presidential election. Photo: Getty/Bettmann