Nixon Aide Remembers Ralph Albertazzie

Dewey Clower, an advanceman to President Nixon, had the honor of giving a eulogy yesterday for his good friend and RN’s Chief Air Force One pilot, Col. Ralph Albertazzie. He talks about the gathering in honor of Albertazzie below: Shirley and I returned home...

What McGovern Learned

Years after losing to RN in the 1972 presidential election, George McGovern started a small business.  In part because of taxes and government regulations, it went bust.  At the Houston Chronicle, Chris Ladd writes: McGovern described the lessons he learned from his...

Niall Ferguson On Interviewing Henry Kissinger

Tomorrow (September 19) at 4 pm, the National Geographic Channel will do a repeat showing of Kissinger, the two-hour documentary that I posted about last week.  Having watched it, I can tell you that, setting aside a few of the jazzier trimmings attached to it by its...

Video: Justice Breyer Speaks At Nixon Library

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer made a rare public appearance at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library Wednesday evening as nearly 550 packed the East Room to hear him talk about his book  on the history of Supreme Court decisions, Making Our Democracy Work: A...

Video: 9/11 Hero Keynotes 10th Anniversary Ceremonies

Lt. Joe Torrillo, a FDNY hero who miraculously survived the collapse of the Twin Towers keynoted the 10th anniversary commemoration of 9/11 last Sunday at the Nixon Library, where ceremonies included a patriotic ensemble of choral and instrumental presentations, a...

Dr. Henry Kissinger In Two Hour TV Special Tonight

Tonight at 8 pm on the National Geographic Channel, Dr. Henry Kissinger, National Security Advisor and Secretary of State in the Nixon and Ford Administrations, will appear in a two-hour special – assembled from  25 hours of interviews and including a variety of...