Revisiting the Road to Peace

With tensions flaring between Israel and Hamas—the Palestinian based terror organization—it is a perfect opportunity for the United States to look back, and learn from the strategic diplomacy President Nixon pursued to re-stabilize the Middle East after the 1973 Yom...

Waiting for the New Nixon

A resident from Henderson, Nevada ponders the GOP’s past success in presidential elections: The last time a Republican won a presidential race without a Nixon or a Bush on the ticket was in 1928, when Herbert Hoover captured the presidency. That was 84 years...

You Know a Good Lawyer?

During his years as a Wall Street lawyer, RN was almost tapped by Marvin Miller –  the late Major League Player’s Association executive director and the man responsible for the concept of free agency in sports –  as General Counsel....

Nixon Notes on Thanksgiving

For all you history buffs out there, take note of this fun Nixon Thanksgiving trivia: In 1969, Mrs. Nixon became the first – and, thusfar, only – First Lady to issue a Thanksgiving Day proclamation. Though all Presidents since Washington had been issuing proclamations...

RN, on the 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...