Jan 8, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Yesterday, four men lunched at the White House at the invitation of President Bush. But not just any four. They were President-elect Obama and former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. This was the very first time all present and former...
Jan 8, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
The answer is: Elvis (on right in photo above), born 8 January 1935. But tomorrow the correct answer will be: RN, born 9 January 1913.
Jan 6, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
“Someone has to be pretty fascinating, pretty enigmatic, pretty Nixonian to keep one fascinated for 28 3/4 hours.” So says Sir David Frost about President Nixon in this CNN article (with accompanying video clip). Frost also discusses his visit to San...
Jan 5, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
The initial wire-service reports this afternoon of President-elect Obama’s appointment of Leon Panetta to become director of the CIA made mention of his work in the Clinton Administration’s first term as director of the Office of Management and Budget and...
Jan 5, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Silver Spring, Maryland, where I live, has a number of ties to the 37th President. A half-mile north of my house, two teenagers lived on Harvey Road in the 1950s and early 1960s, the best of friends. One was future Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein; the other, future...
