My Friend, Len Garment

Garment recruited the author to President Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign (Getty).  It is said that when the novelist John O’Hara learned of the death of his friend, composer George Gershwin, he wrote: “They tell me George is dead, but I don’t...

To Arm or Not to Arm Syrian Rebels?

Major news sources throughout the country have reported the US Congress has delayed the shipment of military aid to the Syrian rebels.  The Muslim Brotherhood, who represented the largest faction of rebel fighters, has stated that they felt, “abandoned and...

Strengthening the Bridge that Nixon Built

During the car ride from the Beijing Airport on February 21, 1972, Premier Zhou Enlai turned to President Nixon and said, “Your handshake came over the vastest ocean in the world—twenty five years of no communication.” Nixon’s week-long trip to China built a bridge...