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All the Presidents’ Houses
“Houses of the Presidents: Childhood Homes, Family Dwellings, Private Escapes, and Grand Estates,” written by Hugh Howard, offers glimpses into American presidents’ second-most famous houses, from Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Springwood in Hyde Park to Thomas...
Beware of Sacred Cows
Addressing the White House staff the day after his re-election, President Nixon made clear that in his approach to government reform, “There are no sacred cows.” Subsequently, President Nixon directly challenged institutionalized Democratic opposition,...
Featured Video: Nixon Vets Talk RN’s Cold War Strategy
On May 27, 2011, former Nixon National Security Council officials gathered at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. The program included Richard Allen, who was the chief national security official on the 1968 Campaign; Richard Solomon, the NSC's expert on China...
Revisiting the Road to Peace
With tensions flaring between Israel and Hamas—the Palestinian based terror organization—it is a perfect opportunity for the United States to look back, and learn from the strategic diplomacy President Nixon pursued to re-stabilize the Middle East after the 1973 Yom...
Waiting for the New Nixon
A resident from Henderson, Nevada ponders the GOP's past success in presidential elections: The last time a Republican won a presidential race without a Nixon or a Bush on the ticket was in 1928, when Herbert Hoover captured the presidency. That was 84 years ago.
You Know a Good Lawyer?
During his years as a Wall Street lawyer, RN was almost tapped by Marvin Miller - the late Major League Player's Association executive director and the man responsible for the concept of free agency in sports - as General Counsel. Reason.com's Matt Welch explains...
Nixon Notes on Thanksgiving
For all you history buffs out there, take note of this fun Nixon Thanksgiving trivia: In 1969, Mrs. Nixon became the first – and, thusfar, only – First Lady to issue a Thanksgiving Day proclamation. Though all Presidents since Washington had been issuing proclamations...
RN, on the Media
How the Washington press corps has mellowed since President Nixon’s White House days. Example: President Obama’s most recent press conference (11/14/12) took place eight months since his last one from the East Room. Not once during the session was Mr. Obama asked why...
Presidential Visits to Myanmar
On his swing through Southeast Asia, the Myanmar Times notes that President Obama is one of only four U.S. Presidents to visit the country. Other Presidents include Grant, Hoover, and Nixon; with President Nixon alone visiting the country both before and after his...
A Philippine Memory Of The China Trip
Over at the website of the Philippine Star, columnist Carmen N. Pedrosa reminds her countrymen that China is the pre-eminent economic presence in today's Pacific Rim, and that American politicians, rather than blaming the PRC for all America's financial and social...