Remembering William Simon

“Energy Czar” William Simon, as “Energy Czar,” discussing an energy conference with President Nixon on 9 February 1974. On 8 May 1974, William Simon was sworn in as the 63rd Secretary of the Treasury after serving in the Nixon Administration as...

Rich in Goods, But Ragged in Spirit

President Nixon delivers his first inaugural address on January 20, 1969. By Chris Barber Richard Nixon made another telling appearance on one of television’s most compelling dramas of the last ten years. Mad Men, a television series set in the 1960s that centers its...

Richard Nixon and the Duke

President Richard Nixon presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Duke Ellington on the music legend’s 70th Birthday, April 29, 1969. By Chris Barber A close look at President Nixon will reveal a man who grew up with a great sense of admiration for music. An...