Feb 6, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
Ronald Reagan turned 100 years old yesterday. A fellow Californian, RN crossed paths several times with Reagan throughout his political career, including in Barry Goldwater’s 1964 presidential campaign and then as rivals for the presidency in 1968. RN admired him for...
Feb 4, 2011 | Foreign Policy, News
John Coyne’s thoughtful review of David and Julie Eisenhower’s outstanding book, Going Home to Glory, also offers as insightful and concise an analysis of RN’s Vietnam policy as I have seen in quite some time. Read the review and then buy and read the book; there are...
Feb 3, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
Former ABC Executive Producer Av Westin – who attended the premier of “Nixon in China” and was actually part of the press pool on the real trip – discusses how the 37th President’s diplomatic tour de force impacted the Cold War: At the...
Feb 2, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
“Students Debate Founding Fathers,” By Elizabeth Nixon, OC Register: Students got a rare opportunity to argue with the nation’s founding fathers Tuesday. “Why won’t you let women vote or hold office?” one student demanded. “I...
Feb 1, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
Coming off the heels of Chinese Premier Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington, President Obama announced that two giant pandas in the Washington National Zoo – the zoo’s most famous residents – will remain in the U.S. for five more years rather than return to China as was...
Jan 31, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
During a speech in Iowa last week, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called for the replacement of the Environmental Protection Agency with an organization that could better work with businesses and embraces the future of science and technology: Gingrich, who has...