The Eisenhower Rule

The challenge facing Mitt Romney right now is a challenge every presidential candidate has faced: the selection of a running mate. President Nixon had the unique experience of being on five presidential tickets: nominated twice as Vice President, and selecting three...

7.20.1969 – The Sea of Tranquility

On July 20, 1969, President Nixon made a historic phone to the Apollo XI astronauts, just after they made the “giant leap for mankind.” Hello, Neil and Buzz. I’m talking to you by telephone from the Oval Room at the White House. And this certainly...

Working For The Elder Statesman

At the Nixon Library last week, Fox News star Monica Crowley gave an exclusive talk on working for President Nixon as his foreign policy assistant from 1990 to 1994: Jonathan Movroydis is the Director of Communications at the Richard Nixon Foundation.

Keeping The Professionalism In Politics

In a brave act of bipartisanism, Senator John McCain came to the defense of Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whom certain members of congress have charged with serious accusations. Senator McCain remarked on the Senate floor, “Recently,...