The Path to Ending the Draft

President Nixon signs the amendment to the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 on November 26, 1969. On November 26, 1969, President Nixon signed an amendment to the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 that began the random selection or “draft lottery” for...
Wallace Johnson on William Rehnquist

Wallace Johnson on William Rehnquist

[youtube https://youtu.be/udQUR3Uc7IE] Wallace Johnson, former Associate Deputy Attorney General in charge of Congressional relations, talks about President Nixon’s choice to appoint the young William Rehnquist as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the...

Rescue Mission: Son Tay

President Nixon presents medals to members of a search and rescue mission to Son Tay, Vietnam, on November 25, 1970. In a public statement on December 12, 1969, President Nixon set forth his administration’s policy with regard to U.S. prisoners of war, an aspect...