Nov 19, 2012 | News, News Media
How the Washington press corps has mellowed since President Nixon’s White House days. Example: President Obama’s most recent press conference (11/14/12) took place eight months since his last one from the East Room. Not once during the session was Mr. Obama asked why...
Nov 19, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
On his swing through Southeast Asia, the Myanmar Times notes that President Obama is one of only four U.S. Presidents to visit the country. Other Presidents include Grant, Hoover, and Nixon; with President Nixon alone visiting the country both before and after his...
Nov 3, 2012 | China, Foreign Policy, News, Nixon Today
Over at the website of the Philippine Star, columnist Carmen N. Pedrosa reminds her countrymen that China is the pre-eminent economic presence in today’s Pacific Rim, and that American politicians, rather than blaming the PRC for all America’s financial...
Oct 31, 2012 | News, News Media
President Nixon’s availability to White House correspondents looks great, especially when compared to President Obama’s record. Who would have guessed today’s White House press corps would be so passive when stiffed by the President, who makes clear he feels...
Oct 27, 2012 | News, Nixon Today, Pat Nixon, Presidency, Republican Party, The Nixons
Soon, Senator George McGovern, who died earlier this week at the age of ninety, will leave his native state of South Dakota for the nation’s capital one last time. His first move to Washington, at the end of 1956, was as a newly elected Congressman. His...
Oct 23, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
Last night’s presidential debate covered foreign policy and while current polls place the importance of foreign policy at the end of presidential priorities for most voters, it should not be understated—it is, after all, at the lion’s share of the President’s...
