Sep 1, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
“No More Vietnams” By Richard Nixon New York: Arbor House, 1985 Summary In his best-seller “No More Vietnams,” the former President provided a comprehensive history of the Vietnam War, including critical analyses of his, and his predecessors’, decisions and actions. ]...
Aug 23, 2017 | Artifacts, Foreign Policy, Uncategorized
Photo: President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on October 1, 1972 (Richard Nixon Presidential Library) On 15 April 1969, an American EC-121M Warning Star Naval reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over the Sea of Japan by a North Korean fighter...
Aug 18, 2017 | Artifacts, Uncategorized, Vietnam
Address to the Nation Announcing Conclusion of an Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam January 23, 1973 [youtube https://youtu.be/q2z__Qi0B78] Good evening: I have asked for this radio and television time tonight for the purpose of announcing...
Aug 18, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation: “Look to the Future” November 2, 1972 [youtube https://youtu.be/g76jwnxYOQg] Good evening: I am speaking to you tonight from the library of the White House. This room, like all the rooms in this great house, is rich in history. Often...
Jul 18, 2017 | Artifacts, China, Post-Presidential Years
January 29, 1979, President Jimmy Carter, former President Richard Nixon, and Chinese Deputy Premier Deng Xiaoping at the White House (Bettman/Corbis). In April 1990, President Nixon wrote a letter to Deng Xiaoping, then the leader of the People’s Republic of China,...
