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Richard Nixon and the Rise of the Environment
[youtube https://youtu.be/27U9K46pbm4] April 22, 1010: A discussion of how the Nixon Administration met the goals of the original Earth Day demonstrations of 1970. Participants included Christopher DeMuth, former Staff Assistant to the President working on...
William Ruckelshaus on RN’s Environmental Policies
[youtube https://youtu.be/dMvB5yFx4s8] April 22, 2010: The First Head of the EPA, William Ruckelshaus, discusses President Nixon's environmental policies.
John C. Whitaker on President Nixon’s Green Legacy
[youtube https://youtu.be/jWALx5NG7G8] April 22, 2010: Former Domestic Council Associate Director and Undersecretary of the Interior discusses President Nixon's environmental and conservation efforts.
Richard Nixon And The Rise Of The Environment
Three former Nixon Administration officials were at the Nixon Library on Thursday to discuss the 37th President’s record in green policy and how they met the goals of the original Earth Day demonstrations, a seminal event which took place 40 years ago to the day....
A Modest And Well Intentioned Day
The Washington Times’ Jennifer Harper writes that “Earth Day has gone from a modest but well-intentioned day of tree-hugging into a multibillion-dollar extravaganza, with the White House setting the pace and the agenda.” She then notes – as a reality check – the forum...
RN’s Environmental Record
In the Winter 1996 issue of the Presidential Studies Quarterly, Russell Train, the distinguished environmentalist and Chairman Emeritus of the World Wildlife Fund, wrote a long and thoughtful summary of “The Environmental Record of the Nixon Administration.” In 1968,...
Watch Live Webcast Of Earth Day Forum
Click Here to Watch Live Webcast from 1:30pm-3:30pm (PST) The Nixon Foundation and Presidential Library will co-host the third Richard Nixon Legacy Forum in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day, today from 1:30pm to 3:30pm (PST). Watch the forum live...
Interview with John Carlson, Assistant Press Secretary under President Nixon
[youtube https://youtu.be/Jz51QLUaOPk] April 19, 2010: Former White House Assistant Press Secretary John Carlson discusses President Nixon's Vietnam legacy and remembers his speech to returning POW's at the State Department on May 24, 1973.
Bruce Herschensohn Discusses the Vietnam War
[youtube https://youtu.be/SqNXoVVtHTs] April 19, 2010: Author, commentator and former Deputy Special Assistant to Richard Nixon Bruce Herschensohn discusses President Nixon, the Vietnam War, and how the President sought a peaceful end to the conflict.
Bruce Herschensohn Talks Vietnam
"No matter what engagement we're in, they say we're in another Vietnam," said author, professor, commentator, and former RN Special Assistant Bruce Herschensohn. What they don't know, he continued, is that "we won." Herschensohn was at the Nixon Library on Monday...