Aug 17, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
Fifty years ago today, while campaigning in Greensboro, North Carolina, RN bruised his knee on a car door. Normally, such an event would go unnoticed in everyday life, much less the grand drama of a presidential race. In this case, though, the bruise led to a serious...
Aug 16, 2010 | Inside The Oval Office, News
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA proclaims the blue and white livery of Air Force One, majestically swooping low over Peking’s airport and touching down on the runway. The President and First Lady appear at the doorway and wave, the presidential seal at their backs and an...
Aug 16, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
As President Nixon and his campaign team prepared for his reelection bid in the spring of 1972, a small tropical storm was winding its way north from the Yucatan Peninsula. By June 17, the storm had increased dramatically in intensity and speed, tearing its way...
Aug 13, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
In The Guardian (UK), Mark Lawson writes that he used to think that television was bad for historical literacy. Recently, though, while watching an episode of Glee, I wondered if this theory was entirely right and asked a passing 11-year-old to list all the US...
Aug 10, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
On August 10, 1973, President Nixon signed the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act, hopeful that it would not only encourage farmers to expand and produce at full capacity, but also help halt rising inflation levels. The Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act set...
Aug 10, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
In a nationally televised address on August 8, 1969, RN unveiled a series of domestic policies aimed at combating welfare dependency, alleviating poverty, and making government a more effective and responsible actor at solving America’s urban crisis. The...
