RN and TR: Always in the Arena

Oct 14, 2014 | News, Political Strategy, Republican Party

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, a Ken Burns documentary film that aired last month chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, members of the influential family who shaped much of 20th century American politics. One of Richard Nixon’s...

The First U.S. President to Visit Yugoslavia

Oct 1, 2014 | Foreign Policy, News

President Nixon receives a warm welcome from Yugoslavian citizens. On September 30, 1970, President Nixon touched down in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, becoming the first U.S. President to visit the Communist nation. On this day in 1970, after two hours of official talks with...

9.22.73 – Nixon for a Strong National Defense

Sep 22, 2014 | News

President Nixon greeting the men of the U.S.S. Saratoga on May 17, 1969. By the summer of 1968, Americans had grown so weary of the Vietnam war, so alarmed by America’s domestic situation, and so disillusioned with its country’s foreign policy that a new...

Richard Nixon and Hispanic Heritage

Sep 15, 2014 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today

President Nixon with Martin Castillo, Chairman of the Interagency Community for Mexican American Affairs–as it was called in early 1969–Hank Queveda, its Executive Director, and Uraldo Palmares. President Nixon with members of the Advisory Council of the...

9.8.73 – Remarks About the Nation’s Energy Policy

Sep 8, 2014 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today

President Nixon holds a meeting in the White House Cabinet Room with several senior advisors to discuss energy on September 8, 1973. Attendees at the meeting included John A. Love, Roy Ash, Charles DiBona, Bryce Harlow, Deane Hinton, Henry Kissinger, Melvin Laird,...