Herman Perry’s Letter to Richard Nixon

Sixty-three years ago today, businessman Herman Perry wrote a letter to Richard Nixon asking him if he was interested in running for a seat in the House of Representatives. At the time, incumbent Democrat Jerry Voorhis was representing the 12th congressional district...

Portrait Of A Nixon Speechwriter

Aram Bakshian, Jr. was a rhetorical strategist and essential member of President Nixon’s speechwriting team. He worked his way up through the ranks in the sixties and early seventies as a speechwriter for Bob Dole (then chair of the RNC) and a conservative commentary...