Nixon Today
Peace through Strength in the Pacific under Nixon
Guest post by J. Scott Shaffer Since the end of World War II, the United States has maintained a mutual cooperation treaty with Japan guaranteeing support for the defense of the island country. Throughout the last sixty years, the United States has maintained a large...
Vice President Nixon on the Future of U.S.-Japan Relations
Vice President Nixon addresses the American-Japan Society in Tokyo on November 15, 1953 (Richard Nixon Presidential Library). On November 15, 1953, then Vice President Nixon addressed the American-Japan Society in Tokyo. The speech emphasized the importance of...
Transcript: Carl Anthony on the Power and Politics of First Ladies’ Fashion
Carl Anthony is guest curator of "Why They Wore It: The Politics and Pop Culture of First Ladies' Fashion," a special exhibit at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library Jonathan Movroydis: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us for another edition of The Nixon...
Nixon on Asia “After the Cold War”
President Nixon seated with Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa in Tokyo on April 6, 1993 (Richard Nixon Foundation). On April 21, 1993, former President Nixon — purely from memory and without notes — addressed former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu and...