News
Transcript: John Lehman on U.S. Naval Power in the Cold War
John Lehman is author of “Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea.” Transcript Jonathan Movroydis: Welcome to the, "Nixon Now Podcast." I'm Jonathan Movroydis. This is brought to you by the Richard Nixon Foundation, we're broadcasting from the Richard Nixon...
Transcript: Luke Nichter on the Origins of the White House Taping System
Luke Nichter is Professor of History at Texas A&M University, Central Texas and the nation’s foremost expert on the Nixon Tapes. Transcript Jonathan Movroydis: Welcome to the Nixon Now Podcast. I'm Jonathan Movroydis. This is brought to you by the Nixon...
America’s Awe-Inspiring Accountability to the Future
President Nixon in his New York offices in October 1987 (Ben Martin/Time Life Magazine). In an October 1987 article for Time Life magazine, former President Nixon reflected on the history of the 20th Century, and American leadership at the century’s turn. He said that...
Keeping Moscow off Balance
President Nixon signs the SALT I (First Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) with Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev on May 26, 1972 (Richard Nixon Presidential Library). On April 21, 1972, National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, and top aides Helmut Sonnenfeldt and...
EVENT RECAP: Gen H.R. McMaster on the Challenge of America’s Endless Wars
General H.R. McMaster on the Challenge of America's Endless Wars In one of his first public appearances since leaving the Trump Administration, General H.R. McMaster spoke at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library about the challenges facing our National Security...
Transcript: Laurence Jurdem on the Conservative Media in the 1960s and 1970s
Laurence Jurdem is author of “Paving the Way for Reagan: The Conservative Press and the Forging of the Reagan Foreign policy 1964-1980.” Jonathan Movroydis: Welcome to the “Nixon Now Podcast.” I’m Jonathan Movroydis. This is brought to you by the Nixon Foundation....
Vice President Nixon on the Future of U.S.-Japan Relations
Vice President Nixon addresses the American-Japan Society in Tokyo on November 15, 1953 (Richard Nixon Presidential Library). On November 15, 1953, then Vice President Nixon addressed the American-Japan Society in Tokyo. The speech emphasized the importance of...
Transcript: Wally Johnson on Confirming William Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court
Wally Johnson managed the confirmation processes of Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court Jonathan Movroydis: Welcome to the Nixon Now podcast. I'm Jonathan Movroydis. This is brought to you by the Nixon Foundation. We're broadcasting from the...
Transcript: Richard Vinen on 1968 and Radical Protest
Richard Vinen is author of "1968: Radical Protest and Its Enemies" Transcript Jonathan Movroydis: Welcome to the "Nixon Now Podcast." I'm Jonathan Movroydis. This is brought to you by the Nixon Foundation, we're broadcasting from the Richard Nixon Presidential Library...
Nixon on Communism and Socialism
The 37th President reflects on how the West can help influence new democracies in the East. President Nixon was a reflective thinker, and would daily outline political and foreign policy strategy on his ubiquitous yellow pads, or in memos to his staff and in...