Roger Williams 1924-2011

“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...

Again With the “Southern Strategy”

At The Dallas Morning News, Jim Mitchell writes: In 1968, Richard Nixon swept into office with something called “the southern strategy,” which many Republican candidates have used as a wedge issue to attract white southern voters. It is a main reason GOP...

Breitbart: “I’m Nixonesque”

“I will do anything for the cause, ” said online media superstar and commentator Andrew Breitbart before a crowd Thursday at the Nixon Library, where he discussed and signed copies of his new book about media bias, Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the...

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...