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Neil Armstrong At Rest
Today, exactly three weeks after his death, the cremated remains of Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, were laid to rest somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean by his family and the crewmen of the USS Philippine Sea. Given Mr. Armstrong's dislike of...
The Nixons’ Disney Monorail Ride
In June 1959, Vice President Nixon and family, with Walt Disney and Art Linkletter opened the Disneyland Monorail. "Legend" Bob Gurr recounts the fun - and very humorous - event:
9.4.1970 – The Flag Flies High
On September 4, 1970, President Nixon -- on the advice of his wife -- issued a presidential proclamation mandating that the American flag that flies high over the White House is to fly 24 hours a day, seven days a week -- regardless of whether or not the President is...
Neil Armstrong And The “Silent Generation”
At the beginning of this month, in the lists of celebrity birthdays online and in the newspaper, one would see that on the fifth, "astronaut Neil Armstrong is 82" - just as he had turned 81 the year before that, and so on, going back to 1969 when his thirty-seventh...
How Should We Judge Re-Election Campaigns?
The upcoming presidential election between President Obama and Governor Romney is shaping up to be one of the closest since President Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey in 1968. That election came down to a margin of only 511,944 votes nationwide; a number of votes that...
Convention Speeches of Political Spouses
Ann Romney is scheduled to address the Republican National Convention tonight, and her speech is expected to make big headlines. Interestingly, the tradition of political spouses -- or, in some cases, the First Ladies -- speaking at party conventions was begun by Pat...
8.23.1972 – The 1972 Florida Convention
On this day in 1972, RN triumphantly accepted the presidential nomination coming off a year of successes. The GOP Convention was held in Miami, as it was in 1968, and is the last time that the GOP convention was held in Florida -- that is, of course, until next week...
8.21.1960 – RN on Communism
RN wrote the little known The Meaning of Communism to Americans on August 21, 1960, flatly contending that Americans needed to better understand the socialist and communist philosophies in order to overcome them ideologically. At the time the Cold War was raging and...
8.20.1970 – RN Visits Mexico
Forty-two years ago today, RN visited Mexico for an official state visit. Arriving in Puerto Vallarta, it was his first state visit to a Latin American country and he noted the occasion in a personal way: Mr. President, as I'm sure you know, it is for Mrs. Nixon and...
When the President Met the King
Today marks the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. One of the most popular musical icons of the 20th century, Elvis transformed popular music and had an unprecedented effect on popular culture. His meeting with RN in 1970 produced some of the most iconic...