Nov 26, 2014 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, Vietnam
President Nixon signs the amendment to the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 on November 26, 1969. On November 26, 1969, President Nixon signed an amendment to the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 that began the random selection or “draft lottery” for...
Sep 15, 2014 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
President Nixon with Martin Castillo, Chairman of the Interagency Community for Mexican American Affairs–as it was called in early 1969–Hank Queveda, its Executive Director, and Uraldo Palmares. President Nixon with members of the Advisory Council of the...
Sep 11, 2014 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Legacy Forums, Nixon Today, Nixon TV
Managing the Presidency: Nixon Creates the Office of Management and BudgetNixon Legacy ForumDrexel University, LeBow College of BusinessSeptember 11, 2014 Participants included former Secretary of the Treasury Paul O’Neill, who also served as assistant director of OMB...
Sep 8, 2014 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
President Nixon holds a meeting in the White House Cabinet Room with several senior advisors to discuss energy on September 8, 1973. Attendees at the meeting included John A. Love, Roy Ash, Charles DiBona, Bryce Harlow, Deane Hinton, Henry Kissinger, Melvin Laird,...
Aug 22, 2014 | News, Nixon and Celebrities, Nixon Today, Presidency
Sammy Davis, Jr. was master of ceremonies for the entertainment portion of the Young Voters Rally at the Miami Marine Stadium. (Photo: UPI) 42 years ago today, without referring to notes, President Nixon spoke to a crowd of young voters at a rally in Miami, Florida on...
Aug 15, 2014 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye4uRvkAPhA] The Challenge of a Peacetime Economy “The time has come for a new economic policy,” insisted President Nixon in an address to the nation on August 15 1971. “It targets unemployment, inflation, and...
