Oct 18, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
By Deepa Bharath, OC Register: YORBA LINDA – The rich, deep and soothing notes that flowed out of Roger Williams’ Steinway piano filled the chandelier-lit replica of the Nixon Library’s East Room Monday afternoon as those who loved and admired “Mr....
Oct 17, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
In the October 1967 issue of Foreign Affairs, an article appeared under the byline of Richard Nixon, “Asia After Viet Nam.” (The two-word spelling of this country’s name was what the magazine’s editors favored, but here I’ll use the more...
Oct 15, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
By Deepa Bharath, OC Register: A public memorial service for pianist Roger Williams has been set for 1 p.m. Monday at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda. Williams, who has played for nine U.S. Presidents including Nixon, died Oct. 8 at his Encino...
Oct 13, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
Last year, I wrote here about David and Julie Eisenhower’s book Going Home To Glory, which described the last eight years of President Eisenhower’s life, partly as seen first-hand by his grandson David, partly through the accounts of others in interviews...
Oct 12, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
The phrase above has a long history, and, apart from certain quarters of the Fourth Estate, has a variety of meanings. It was originated back in the Roaring Twenties, somewhere in the offices of the Victor Talking Machine Company, part of the Radio Corporation of...
Oct 8, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
“Pianist to the Presidents” Roger Williams has died. He was 87. Performing at the White House since the days of the Truman Presidency, Williams was a dear friend to the Nixon Family and the Richard Nixon Foundation. Williams first performed for President...
