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And Recognition for the Space Race goes to…
By Marshall Garvey When the history of the U.S. space program is recounted, most people tend to give the lion’s share of credit for its success to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. After all, it was Kennedy who promised to put a man on the moon by the...
Football’s Number One Fan
Baseball may be the great American pastime, but it can’t challenge football as the quintessential American sport. Football requires a unified team effort and outstanding individual performances for success on the field. The players, as well as the fans, embody the...
President Nixon’s Approach to Education and Race
Over the many books he authored, President Nixon would occasionally refer to the philosophies of literary giants such as Fyodor Dostoevsky or Friedrich Nietzsche. Exposed to these great authors in college, President Nixon understood the value the humanities had in his...
President Nixon’s China Visit, through a Contemporary Lens
On Friday, February 25, 1972, during the historic visit to China, President and Mrs. Nixon hosted a Reciprocal Banquet for the Chinese in the Great Hall of the People, the first major event ever hosted by the American government on Chinese soil. The Americans had...
Asking ‘The Question” on Women in Government
On February 6, 1969, the East Room was packed with male reporters and just a few female reporters. The press briefing consisted of questions surrounding US-European relations and what President Nixon hoped to achieve in his upcoming trip to Brussels, Paris and...
Understanding President Nixon’s Appreciation for Philosophy
Reflecting upon his February 1972 China trip, President Nixon declared that his one of his most vivid impressions was the “unique personality” of Premier Zhou Enlai. The President had gleaned only a limited insight to the personality of the ailing Chairman Mao from...
Nixon, Architect of the Modern Presidency
By Marshall Garvey When one looks at how the American presidency functions today, it seems like an overwhelming task. Aside from having to be ready to handle crises and address a complex array of entrenched issues, the president also has to steer an enormous...
My Summer with the Nixon Foundation
As the final few days of the school year approached and the prospect of a jobless summer became a fast approaching reality, I worried what exactly the next three months would have in store. Luckily, a posting on Panther Connect, Chapman University’s online job and...
Conrad Black On “Our Nixon”
A few days ago in his National Review column, Conrad Black, (or Lord Black of Crossharbour, to use his British title), the former publisher of the London Telegraph and Chicago Sun-Times and author of the acclaimed biography Richard M. Nixon: A Life In Full, gave his...
Notes on Navigating Russian Diplomacy, The Nixon Diplomatic Playbook
By Marshall Garvey Twenty two years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, relations between the Obama Administration and Russia have regressed. Aside from hot-button issues like asylum for NSA leaker Edward Snowden and Russia’s...