Nov 14, 2015 | News, Nixon's Comeback
By the end of 1966, Richard Nixon was already planning his path to the presidency. In an interview with “US News & World Report” published October 3rd, 1966, Nixon shared his opinions on issues of domestic policy and the political climate of the late 1960’s, and...
Nov 3, 2015 | News, Nixon's Comeback, Vietnam
In the years before he was elected as President, Richard Nixon kept a relatively low profile politically. Employed by the Wall Street law firm Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, & Alexander, RN had the chance to travel internationally without the burden of a political title,...
Nov 2, 2015 | News, Nixon's Comeback, Post-Presidential Years, Pre-Presidential Years, Republican Party, The New Nixon
The polarizing rhetoric in presidential candidate Barry Goldwater’s 1964 acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention left the Republican Party torn between his and Governor Rockefeller’s loyalists. Months later, Goldwater lost in a landslide defeat to...
Oct 26, 2015 | News, Nixon's Comeback, Wilderness Years
In September, 1952 the Hill family of Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania was held hostage by three escaped convicts for nineteen hours. The Hills were released without incident, and two of the convicts were later killed by police officers attempting to capture them.In the...
May 20, 2015 | Foreign Policy, News, Nixon Today, Wilderness Years
In late October of 1966, LBJ met with leaders of several different Pacific nations to begin negotiating new policy goals for the Vietnam War. The result of this summit was The Manila Communiqué: a document that laid out specific policy goals to try to achieve peace in...
