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The Nixon Doctrine, Now More than Ever
Throughout history, U.S. global primacy has been in danger when it has overextended itself politically, economically, and militarily, exhausting the American spirit, and eroding its influence abroad. The solution to the international issues that have plagued the U.S....
The Importance of Youth Employment Carries On
On Wednesday, the White House released a statement concerning the Obama administration's focus on youth employment, primarily during the summer months, in an effort to provide a gateway for access to long term employment opportunities. The Youth Jobs+ initiative...
40 Years Ago – RN Strengthens Persian Ally
RN and PN with the Shah and Empress of Iran during a state visit to the White House on July 1973. Forty years ago this week, RN welcomed Persian Ally, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Middle Eastern giant whose attempts to modernize Iran and build bridges with the West...
The Fight Against Organized Crime Continues
James "Whitey" Bulger taken in 1953 after his first arrest As the trial of notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger carries on and a series of key witnesses take the stand, a look back at President Nixon’s own fight against organized crime will help the public better...
54 Years Ago, Safire’s Reflection on the Kitchen Debate
In 2009, William Safire—former speech writer for President Nixon—recalled in his New York Times piece “The Cold War’s Hot Kitchen,” the gaggle of reporters and general pandemonium surrounding the 1959 debate between then Vice President Nixon, and Soviet Premier...
40 Years Ago, RN Creates the All Volunteer Force
President Nixon with conscripted troops in S. Vietnam, 1969. This month marks 40 years since the formal transition from mandatory, conscripted military service to all-volunteer armed services, which was initiated under President Nixon. The road there was bumpy and...
Omitting History, The Legacy of the EPA
Reading the introductory remarks of Carol Browner at the dedication ceremony of the EPA building in Washington DC that took place on July 17, one could easily believe the agency is only twenty years old, and a product of the Clinton Administration. “Twenty years ago...
A Comic Critique of Domestic Policy
We all know Richard Nixon as the 37th President of the United States. But did you know he has appeared as a character in more than 184 comics? Ranging from Batman to Superman, shifting from hero to villain, President Nixon has been a central force in many comic book...
40 Years Later, Student Loans Remain a Priority
“No qualified student who wants to go to college should be barred by lack of money. That has long been a great American goal; I propose that we achieve it now.”- President Nixon March 19, 1970 In a move President Nixon would have gladly approved of, members of the...
My Friend, Len Garment
Garment recruited the author to President Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign (Getty). It is said that when the novelist John O'Hara learned of the death of his friend, composer George Gershwin, he wrote: “They tell me George is dead, but I don't have to believe it if...