Books Report

I only need a few fingers to count the mysteries and/or thrillers that have, for me, set an exciting and convincing pace from the very first pages that doesn’t let up until an ending which —perhaps most difficult of all to achieve in this...

A Very Forgettable Vice Presidential Nominee

As this year’s campaign moves toward the final stretch, the frenetic media-driven discussion about whether or not Sarah Palin is prepared for the presidency continues. Apparently, few have noticed that she is not actually running for that office. But how does she...

Portrait Of A Nixon Speechwriter

Aram Bakshian, Jr. was a rhetorical strategist and essential member of President Nixon’s speechwriting team. He worked his way up through the ranks in the sixties and early seventies as a speechwriter for Bob Dole (then chair of the RNC) and a conservative commentary...

Library Diplomacy

At the Nixon Library on Tuesday, the United States and China arrived at major commercial agreements at the 19th annual JCCT (US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade) after extensive talks led by Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez along with Trade...

The Unthinking Man’s Nixon’s Four Second Moment

Forty years ago yesterday (sorry about that) — on 16 September 1968 — RN appeared on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. In those days the show was a big thing; and his appearance on it was a big deal. When Laugh-In premiered on NBC in January 1968, it was something the...