Aug 1, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, The New Nixon
New documents released by Britain’s National Archives reveal a speech prepared on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, in 1983, to be delivered if the world have descended into nuclear war. With the Cold War constantly threatening to turn hot, this type of catastrophic event...
Jul 31, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, The New Nixon
Earlier this week, The White House Council on Native American Affairs, which is composed of members of more than 30 federal departments and agencies, held its first meeting in Washington D.C. The Council, created by President Obama through an executive order on June...
Jul 31, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, The New Nixon
On December 23, 1971 President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971 into legislation, consequently launching the national War on Cancer. President Nixon supported cancer research throughout his presidency into his years as elder statesman. Addressing...
Jul 29, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
This past Tuesday marks the forty-first anniversary of the Education Amendments of 1972. On June 23, 1972, President Nixon signed the amendments which included the non-busing policy and Title IX. Title IX had a broad but inconspicuous potential to its legislators, as...
Jul 25, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, The New Nixon
On Wednesday, the White House released a statement concerning the Obama administration’s focus on youth employment, primarily during the summer months, in an effort to provide a gateway for access to long term employment opportunities. The Youth Jobs+ initiative...
Jul 24, 2013 | Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy, News, Nixon Today, Vietnam
President Nixon with conscripted troops in S. Vietnam, 1969. This month marks 40 years since the formal transition from mandatory, conscripted military service to all-volunteer armed services, which was initiated under President Nixon. The road there was bumpy and...
