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RN: The Abraham Lincoln of American Indians
On the night of May 9, 1970, President Nixon made an unannounced and unprecedented visit to the Lincoln Memorial after his decision to attack North Vietnamese sanctuaries in Cambodia. He spoke to the youth who had been camped there preparing for the next day’s...
Nixon Enforces Civil Rights
By Scott Carlson A White House Press Release detailing the Nixon Adminstration's policies on the subject of desegregation of America's elementary and secondary schools. Prior to President Nixon’s first term, the first great strides were made in the civil rights...
George Weigel Remembers Peter Flanigan
On the website of First Things, papal biographer and author George Weigel reflects on the legacy of Peter Flanigan, generous philanthropist and a loyal friend and confidant of President Nixon who passed away this past summer at the age of 90. Weigel recognizes...
Is the Iran Nuclear Deal, Obama’s Nixon to China Moment?
The oft-covered Iranian Nuclear Deal and the future developments that will result from it will greatly determine the stake of U.S.-Middle Eastern relations. The initial rapprochement between Iran and the P5+1 nations has generated such conjecture over the future of...
Is Rubio the New Nixon?
Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington last week, Florida Senator Marco Rubio articulated a foreign policy more centrist than many of his peers would agree with. Among the Republican Party are interventionist hawks and libertarian isolationists....
Richard Nixon’s Letter to Jackie Kennedy
Richard Nixon wrote a letter to Jackie Kennedy the day following the death of President John F. Kennedy. While the hand of fate made Jack and me political opponents I always cherished the fact that we were personal friends from the time we came to Congress together in...
Nixon and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline: the Foundation for American Energy Independence
It is clear that the United States has entered a new era with regard to energy, and as Lincoln once said, ‘we must think anew and act anew.” RN It is appropriate to reflect on President Nixon’s oversight in the signing of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act,...
The EPA’s Best Intentions
By Scott Carlson Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s, pollution by American industrial companies was rampant. By the time President Nixon took office, public concern over this problem had grown immensely, especially after a number of major environmental catastrophes. ...
President Nixon’s Promotion of Black Enterprise
The U.S. economy’s roots in the free market require the participation of businesses of all sizes in order to achieve its greatest potential. This means to reach optimum market potential, the economy needs have participation from all its citizens – especially its...
Is Christie the New Nixon?
“In formulating my policies, I tried to strike a moderate balance. Inevitably I dissatisfied the people on both extremes…So let’s just tackle the problems instead of talking about them. We will be judged by what we do rather than what we say on this issue.” –RN, The...