Nixon Today
President Nixon’s Approach to Education and Race
Over the many books he authored, President Nixon would occasionally refer to the philosophies of literary giants such as Fyodor Dostoevsky or Friedrich Nietzsche. Exposed to these great authors in college, President Nixon understood the value the humanities had in his...
Asking ‘The Question” on Women in Government
On February 6, 1969, the East Room was packed with male reporters and just a few female reporters. The press briefing consisted of questions surrounding US-European relations and what President Nixon hoped to achieve in his upcoming trip to Brussels, Paris and...
Nixon, Architect of the Modern Presidency
By Marshall Garvey When one looks at how the American presidency functions today, it seems like an overwhelming task. Aside from having to be ready to handle crises and address a complex array of entrenched issues, the president also has to steer an enormous...
Conrad Black On “Our Nixon”
A few days ago in his National Review column, Conrad Black, (or Lord Black of Crossharbour, to use his British title), the former publisher of the London Telegraph and Chicago Sun-Times and author of the acclaimed biography Richard M. Nixon: A Life In Full, gave his...
On Matters of Race, President Nixon’s Actions Spoke Louder Than Words
It took only two misconstrued words buried in a nine page memo to President Nixon to provide the fuel for the fires of the administration’s harshest critics regarding civil rights and minorities. The memo, sent on January 16, 1970 by Daniel P. Moynihan, Counselor to...
Mao and Nixon: A Colossal Moment in History
From left to right: Premier Zhou En-Lai, translator Tang Wensheng, Chairman Mao, President Nixon, and Henry Kissinger. (Not shown: National Security Advisor Winston Lord and Chinese Deputy Chief of Protocol Wang Hai-Jung.) One of the most incredible moments in the...
Early Groundwork for Entitlement Reforms
By Marshall Garvey As President Obama and congressional Republicans debate how to handle entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare, many Americans worry they'll ultimately be unable to come to a bipartisan consensus. In 1969, during his first year in...
Drafting a Presidential Statement on School Desegregation
On March 24, 1970, President Nixon released an extensive statement concerning the administration’s stance on ending school segregation in the South. While the number of African American children that were enrolled in desegregated school systems had increased...
The Long Battle for the ERA and Constitutional Equality
In 1921, Alice Paul of the National Women’s Party drafted the Equal Rights Amendment for constitutional gender equality. The original version read: Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction....
Setting Precedent for Native American Progress
Earlier this week, The White House Council on Native American Affairs, which is composed of members of more than 30 federal departments and agencies, held its first meeting in Washington D.C. The Council, created by President Obama through an executive order on June...