Mar 12, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
President Nixon addresses the graduates of the Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, March 12, 1971. By Chris Barber On this day 43 years ago, President Nixon stood before the 1971 graduating class of officers at the Naval Officer Candidate School...
Mar 11, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
President Nixon and General de Gaulle in Paris, 1969. By Chris Barber Like many who had yet to make the acquaintance of Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle, Richard Nixon initially developed a particular bias against the hauteur man of France. After all, to know de...
Mar 10, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
RN, PN, Prime Minister Heath, and Queen Elizabeth II gather for a photo in front of Chequers By Chris Barber On President Nixon’s second state visit to Europe, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom hosted him, as is customary at Chequers, for discussions on...
Feb 27, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
By Chris Barber A new era of Sino-U.S. relations as the flags of both countries are displayed side by side in mutual respect. 42 years ago— on a day that marked the end of President Nixon’s stay in the People’s Republic of China—RN observed: “We have been here a week....
Feb 21, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
Max Lerner, syndicated American journalist and known Nixon opponent, said of President Nixon’s announcement of his planned trip to Beijing, “The politics of surprise leads through the Gates of Astonishment into the Kingdom of Hope.” That hope being...
Feb 14, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
By Chris Barber RN and Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall swearing in Walter E. Washington, accompanied by his wife, as Mayor of the District of Columbia. This week marks the 45th anniversary of President Nixon’s swearing-in of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of...
