Aug 5, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
On this day in 1964, Ensign Everett Alvarez was shot down amid Operation Pierce Arrow, President Johnson’s response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the beginning of U.S. Air operations over North Vietnam and Southeast Asia. An A-4 Skyhawk pilot, Alvarez was one of...
Jul 28, 2014 | News, Space, The New Nixon
It appeared that manned space flight was in its golden age during the Nixon presidency, as all but three manned space flights of the Apollo program were completed during President Nixon’s first term. Yet another NASA initiative was launched during RN’s...
Jul 28, 2014 | News, Space, The New Nixon
July 20th was the forty-fifth anniversary of the very first moon landing, but this milestone was only a small part of the extensive success of the Apollo program, most of which was carried out during Richard Nixon’s presidency. The program was proposed by Canadian...
Jul 23, 2014 | News, Space, The New Nixon
This month marks the anniversaries of two of the greatest events of President Nixon’s first administration. 43 years before this July 15th, President Nixon announced his intention to visit China – a dramatic beginning of one of the most important diplomatic ventures...
Jul 17, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
President Nixon presents the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal to General John P. McConnell, July 17 1969. The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal recognizes exceptional meritorious achievements in a duty of great responsibility. General John P. McConnell, who...
Jul 16, 2014 | News, Space, The New Nixon
Apollo XI aims skyward into the realm of heavens, July 16 1969. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mt9znatmyQ] Apollo 11 Launch Following the successful Translunar Injection of Apollo 11 as it exited Earth’s orbit, President Nixon released a proclamation...
