Jan 26, 2016 | Foreign Policy, News, Vietnam
“Just as secret negotiations can sometimes break a public deadlock, public disclosure may help to break a secret deadlock.” — President Nixon For much of President Nixon’s first term, the secret diplomatic meetings between chief North Vietnamese...
Jan 13, 2016 | Middle East, News
Invariably delicate and volatile, the Arab-Israeli peace process reached a critical juncture at the beginning of Nixon’s presidency as violence in the region escalated. At his first press conference on January 27, 1969, President Nixon summed up his assessment of the...
Oct 22, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
An early 1969 memorandum written by National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger to President Nixon assesses the situation in Vietnam as it stood at the dawn of Richard Nixon’s presidency. In these 17 pages Kissinger outlined a new strategy for an old and tired war;...
Sep 29, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
In 2013, Oscar winner and House of Cards superstar Kevin Spacey shared some favorable words for Richard Nixon while shedding some light on the efforts of the President to extend federal support for the National Endowment for the Art and Humanities which celebrates its...
Jul 6, 2015 | China, Foreign Policy, News
President Nixon addresses Midwestern media executives in Kansas City on July 6 1971.44 years ago, President Nixon acknowledged the harsh reality of America’s standing in the world: that it could no longer claim global hegemony in an increasingly multi-polar and...
