Jun 25, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
For many Americans, today marks the first anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. But for those who still remember the conflict that cost over 50,000 American lives in just over two and a half years, it also marks the 60th anniversary of the day North Korean...
Jun 24, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
Vladimir Nabokov, the author of Lolita and Pale Fire who is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers, was also (with his wife Vera) a profound admirer of President Nixon from the days of the Hiss case, ready to defend the thirty-seventh...
Jun 24, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
Tonight at 10 pm, almost seven years after it ceased production as a series on the Fox network, Simpsons creator Matt Groening and David X. Cohen’s science-fiction animated series Futurama will follow the example of Family Guy and premiere a season of 26 new...
Jun 22, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
George Washington chatted with youngsters in the East Room at the Nixon Library today about his leadership during the Revolutionary War, his role in shaping the United States Constitution, and his tenure as America’s first Commander-in-Chief. President...
Jun 19, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
At AOL News, former Nixon White House speechwriter and American legend, Ben Stein, tells of the lessons he learned from his father, Herbert Stein, who was RN’s chief economic advisor. (By the way, I once saw a photo of Ben in a Corvette, sporting a hairdo that...
Jun 19, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
At the Christian Science Monitor, Peter Grier reminds readers that, as I noted previously, it was Richard Nixon who made Father’s Day an official national observance: The holiday’s popularity built slowly over the years. In 1957, GOP Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of...
