How RN Helped the Soviet Jews

In today’s edition of the National Review, Conrad Black articulately points out how RN successfully secured the emigration of Soviet Jews, giving substantive context to an exchange Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had with the President in 1973: This was a...

Ben Stein on RN’s Support for Israel

On July 17, 2010, Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein – who keynoted the Library’s 20th anniversary gala – destroyed charges of antisemitism calling RN the “savior of Israel” during the Yom Kippur War. “He’s the best friend the...

12.21.1970

MSNBC’s homepage is featuring Elvis’s incredible meeting with RN as apart of their BLTWY retrospective, marking the 40th anniversary of the snapshot which trumps even the Declaration of Independence in popularity. Courtesy of Condensed Video, below is a...

Chronology

On this day in 1970 , RN met Elvis.  Okay, that’s not the most substantive historical observation that one could make today.  The Orange County Register offers some very good advice about history: Beware of anachronisms. An anachronism in its broadest terms is...

40 Years Ago – RN Returns Blue Lake to Taos Indians

On December 15, 1970, RN returned 48,000 acres of land to the Taos Pueblo Indians ending a 64 year struggle with the U.S. government. During the signing ceremony, RN stressed the immutable principles of justice and respect for religion, as well as a commitment towards...