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Rex W. Scouten, 1924-2013 – RIP
On Wednesday, Rex W. Scouten died in a hospital near his home in Fairfax, Virginia, at the age of 88. Although Mr. Scouten's name may be familiar only to a smallish minority of America - which was the way he always preferred it - those who are familiar with the...
Rethinking Nixon at Duke: A Student Speaks Up
RN pictured with the Duke Law School class of 1937. Mousa Alshanteer, a freshman at Duke University, writes that his school should have more appreciation for its most successful alumnus: Richard Nixon once described “the great American legend as to how presidential...
Nixon Centennial Enjoys Sweeping Media Coverage
The Nixon Foundation kicked off the year-long series of events with high-profile bi-coastal celebrations in Yorba Linda and Washington. The Centennial events gathered Nixon family, friends, and administration officials for the largest reunion in decades and attracted...
41 Years Ago – The Week that Changed the World
In the new Richard Nixon Centennial exhibit Patriot. President. Peacemaker at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, two bronze statues of Richard Nixon and Chou en-Lai compliment a mural of Air Force One after it touched down in Peking on February 21,1972. The...
Announcing Online Centennial Exhibit @ Nixon100.org
The Nixon Foundation announced last Friday the online companion of the Richard Nixon Centennial exhibit, Patriot. President. Peacemaker at NIXON100.ORG: The new web exhibit is a journey through Richard Nixon’s life that shows him as a man who rose from humble...
In Khrushchev’s Kitchen
As apart of the opening tour of the Richard Nixon Centennial exhibit, Patriot. President. Peacemaker Friday, youngsters from the local Boys and Girls Club learned about Vice President Nixon's trip to Moscow in 1959, and his face-off with Soviet Premier Nikita...
Nixon 100 Centennial Exhibit Launch
[youtube https://youtu.be/5wpdz9Eg4TY] February 15, 2013: The Nixon Centennial Exhibit, "Patriot. President. Peacemaker.," officially opened at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library before former White House officials, and friends and admirers of President...
2.5.1969 — Realpolitik at its Finest
One of the most widely cited documents by the United Nations is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, to which nearly every nation of the world is a signatory. The goal: stop the production and rapid spread of fissile nuclear material to develop dangerous bombs and,...
Charles Allen on Military Intelligence During the Yom Kippur War
[youtube https://youtu.be/fMrdoXJ8jlg] January 30, 2013: Charles Allen, former Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses CIA military analysis during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. His keynote remarks were part of an all...
1.23.1973 — RN Announces Peace Agreement
Forty years ago today, RN went on national television to announce that a peace agreement had been reached, thus ending American involvement in the Vietnam War and delivering on his promise to bring peace with honor. According to Bruce Herschensohn in his keynote...