Aug 12, 2013 | Domestic Policy, Inside The Oval Office, News, Nixon Today
By Marshall Garvey When one looks at how the American presidency functions today, it seems like an overwhelming task. Aside from having to be ready to handle crises and address a complex array of entrenched issues, the president also has to steer an enormous...
Jul 15, 2013 | China, Inside The Oval Office, News, The New Nixon
July 15th marks the 42nd anniversary of one of the most jaw-dropping moments of Richard Nixon’s presidency: the announcement of his trip to China. The Nixon administration had been secretly preparing for closer relations with the second-most-powerful Communist nation...
Jan 16, 2011 | Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy, Inside The Oval Office, News
Anyone having the opportunity to interact with someone who is, say, more than eighty years old—and therefore remembers the Great Depression—knows that people back in those days thought differently about money and material things than most of us do today. Fifty years...
Aug 16, 2010 | Inside The Oval Office, News
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA proclaims the blue and white livery of Air Force One, majestically swooping low over Peking’s airport and touching down on the runway. The President and First Lady appear at the doorway and wave, the presidential seal at their backs and an...
Apr 7, 2010 | Inside The Oval Office, News
Imagine the year is 1969 and it’s your lucky day when the telephone rings with a pollster from Gallup or Harris calling to get your opinion on just one critical question: How well informed on current events should the U.S. president be? Please choose one of the...
Apr 7, 2010 | Inside The Oval Office, News
Harry Robbins Haldeman, known professionally as H.R. Haldeman and to his friends, co-workers, and his President as “Bob,” was the Chief of Staff at Richard Nixon’s White House from January 20, 1969, until his resignation on April 30, 1973. The...