Apr 30, 2011 | Library & Foundation, News
North Carolina, the “Tar Heel State,” is the birthplace of two Presidents, James Knox Polk and Andrew Johnson. (Andrew Jackson is recorded as having been born in South Carolina, near its northern border, but some historians still argue that the seventh...
Apr 27, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
In 1972, at the start of a career which culminated in his work as President George W. Bush’s Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff, Karl Rove was executive director of the College Republicans. In that capacity he got an up-close look at the approach...
Apr 27, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
On April 27, 1994, on the day of Richard Nixon’s state funeral attended by four living Presidents, Senator Bob Dole gave a stirring eulogy in honor of the 37th President, calling his story the epitome of the American dream and the era he lived in the “Age...
Apr 27, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
In 1971, RN launched the War on Cancer, bringing a series of Federal initiatives to bear against the deadly disease and – in the process – revolutionizing the field of biomedical research. Today there are 61 designated cancer centers and 300 different antidotes...
Apr 25, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
It is interesting to take note of some of the most well-known quotes that defined RN, over the course of his life and now in the annals history. This is also meant to coincide with the recently-held Nixon Legacy Forum “Writing for 37,” which featured several of...
