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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...
Why RN was Re-Elected in 1972
Documents from the National Archives detail how the Nixon administration approached the President’s re-election in 1972. The midterm elections of 1970 garnered minimal gains for the Republican Party and the prognosis of election year 1972 appeared pessimistic....
Richard Nixon and November 22, 1963
In just under two weeks - on a Friday, as the workings of the calendar would have it - will fall the fiftieth anniversary of an event that took place early on a Friday afternoon in Dallas, Texas, which marked one of American history's most profound tragedies. November...
Christopher Nixon Cox Speaks About China
Last Thursday night, Manhattan attorney Christopher Nixon Cox spoke at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire. His talk, "The 40th Anniversary of President Nixon's Trip to China - Moving Forward," not only examined his grandfather's epoch-making visit to...
44 Years Ago — RN Speaks to the Great Silent Majority
On November 3, 1969, RN moved the nation and emphasized his pledge to end the Vietnam War in a way that the forces of freedom could win the peace. "Let us be united for peace. Let us also be united against defeat," he said to the millions of Americans watching on...
RN’s Vision for the GOP
President Nixon prided himself in campaigning not only for his own political ambitions, but for the greater good of the Republican Party. With the 2014 House elections approaching, the Republican Party must heed President Nixon’s campaign record to retain its House...
Nixoncare v. Obamacare
Increased federal healthcare costs and healthcare costs as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are tearing apart the monetary fabric of this nation. One thing is certain: the inflationary nature of healthcare costs is exceedingly unsustainable, for both the...
The War Powers Act: 40 Years of Constitutional Debate
40 years ago today, President Nixon used his presidential veto powers and controversially stood firm against the War Powers Act introduced and passed by a Democratically controlled Congress in 1973. While President Nixon was working diligently towards securing...
White House Communications Agency Reunites at the Nixon Library
Members of the White House Communications Agency-audio visual branch who supported President Nixon held a reunion at the Nixon Library on Saturday, October 19. The group toured the museum galleries and archives area and had lunch in the East Room. The White House...