Jul 24, 2012 | News, The New Nixon, Vice President Nixon
The challenge facing Mitt Romney right now is a challenge every presidential candidate has faced: the selection of a running mate. President Nixon had the unique experience of being on five presidential tickets: nominated twice as Vice President, and selecting three...
Jul 20, 2012 | News, Space, The New Nixon
On July 20, 1969, President Nixon made a historic phone to the Apollo XI astronauts, just after they made the “giant leap for mankind.” Hello, Neil and Buzz. I’m talking to you by telephone from the Oval Room at the White House. And this certainly...
Jul 19, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
In a brave act of bipartisanism, Senator John McCain came to the defense of Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whom certain members of congress have charged with serious accusations. Senator McCain remarked on the Senate floor, “Recently,...
Jul 19, 2012 | Library & Foundation, News, Nixon Library Events, Nixon Today, Pat Nixon, Republican Party, The New Nixon
On a hot California summer day in 1990, 50,000 friends and well-wishers – including four Presidents and their First Ladies – gathered to dedicate a facility to one of their own. They were joined by a full roster of diplomatic officials and members of Congress, as well...
Jun 5, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
In keeping with a longstanding presidential tradition, President and First Lady Obama welcomed their predecessors President and First Lady Bush back to the White House to view their official White House portraits last week. President and Mrs. Nixon extended a similar...
May 19, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
There are a lot of differences in policy and style when it comes to the thirty-seventh and forty-fourth Presidents, but one thing they have in common is enormous interest in athletics. At the sports site Grantland.com, Bryan Curtis examines at length the remarkable...
