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OC Register: Roger Williams was the ‘epitome of cool’
By Deepa Bharath, OC Register: YORBA LINDA – The rich, deep and soothing notes that flowed out of Roger Williams' Steinway piano filled the chandelier-lit replica of the Nixon Library's East Room Monday afternoon as those who loved and admired "Mr. Piano" honored his...
Secretary Clinton On Asia Today
In the October 1967 issue of Foreign Affairs, an article appeared under the byline of Richard Nixon, "Asia After Viet Nam." (The two-word spelling of this country's name was what the magazine's editors favored, but here I'll use the more familiar form.) At that time...
OC Register: Memorial Services for Roger Williams at Nixon Library
By Deepa Bharath, OC Register: A public memorial service for pianist Roger Williams has been set for 1 p.m. Monday at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda. Williams, who has played for nine U.S. Presidents including Nixon, died Oct. 8 at his Encino...
David Eisenhower Speaks In Ohio About “Going Home To Glory”
Last year, I wrote here about David and Julie Eisenhower's book Going Home To Glory, which described the last eight years of President Eisenhower's life, partly as seen first-hand by his grandson David, partly through the accounts of others in interviews and the...
“The Gift That Keeps On Giving”
The phrase above has a long history, and, apart from certain quarters of the Fourth Estate, has a variety of meanings. It was originated back in the Roaring Twenties, somewhere in the offices of the Victor Talking Machine Company, part of the Radio Corporation of...
Roger Williams 1924-2011
"Pianist to the Presidents" Roger Williams has died. He was 87. Performing at the White House since the days of the Truman Presidency, Williams was a dear friend to the Nixon Family and the Richard Nixon Foundation. Williams first performed for President Nixon at the...
Again With the “Southern Strategy”
At The Dallas Morning News, Jim Mitchell writes: In 1968, Richard Nixon swept into office with something called "the southern strategy," which many Republican candidates have used as a wedge issue to attract white southern voters. It is a main reason GOP candidates...
Breitbart: “I’m Nixonesque”
“I will do anything for the cause, ” said online media superstar and commentator Andrew Breitbart before a crowd Thursday at the Nixon Library, where he discussed and signed copies of his new book about media bias, Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the...
Nixon Aide Remembers Ralph Albertazzie
Dewey Clower, an advanceman to President Nixon, had the honor of giving a eulogy yesterday for his good friend and RN's Chief Air Force One pilot, Col. Ralph Albertazzie. He talks about the gathering in honor of Albertazzie below: Shirley and I returned home last...
What McGovern Learned
Years after losing to RN in the 1972 presidential election, George McGovern started a small business. In part because of taxes and government regulations, it went bust. At the Houston Chronicle, Chris Ladd writes: McGovern described the lessons he learned from his...