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Video: Roosevelt Rocks the East Room

President Theodore Roosevelt gave a presentation to youngsters today in the East Room of the Nixon Library, where he spoke about his time in elected office as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, leader of the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War, and tenure as the...

Guns, Butter, and Accuracy

At Salon, former House staffer David Sirota has an article about spending priorities. It begins: The last time America found itself in a budget debate pitting domestic priorities against war expenditures, Richard Nixon was in the White House and David Obey was the...

The Forgotten War At 60

For many Americans, today marks the first anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. But for those who still remember the conflict that cost over 50,000 American lives in just over two and a half years, it also marks the 60th anniversary of the day North Korean...

A Favorite Of Nabokov’s

Vladimir Nabokov, the author of Lolita and Pale Fire who is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers, was also (with his wife Vera) a profound admirer of President Nixon from the days of the Hiss case, ready to defend the thirty-seventh...

Ben Stein On Father’s Day

At AOL News, former Nixon White House speechwriter and American legend, Ben Stein, tells of the lessons he learned from his father, Herbert Stein, who was RN's chief economic advisor.  (By the way, I once saw a photo of Ben in a Corvette, sporting a hairdo that would...