If Nixon Could Advise Obama on the Ukrainian Crisis

Moscow Summit May 1972 The Ukrainian Crisis has evoked strong responses from across the American political spectrum. There are cries for President Obama to take unilateral action and impose sanctions against Putin while others urge the President to avoid overreacting...

Nixon and de Gaulle

President Nixon and General de Gaulle in Paris, 1969. By Chris Barber Like many who had yet to make the acquaintance of Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle, Richard Nixon initially developed a particular bias against the hauteur man of France. After all, to know de...
Richard Nixon and Post-Yeltsin Russia

Richard Nixon and Post-Yeltsin Russia

Nixon and Boris Yeltsin in Moscow 1991 Following Richard Nixon’s funeral service in 1994, Time Magazine ran the 37th President’s photo on the cover, for a record forty-eighth time, under the headline: “His parting advice to Bill Clinton: America Must Lead.”  When it...

RN at Chequers: The Queen of England’s First Visit

RN, PN, Prime Minister Heath, and Queen Elizabeth II gather for a photo in front of Chequers By Chris Barber On President Nixon’s second state visit to Europe, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom hosted him, as is customary at Chequers, for discussions on...