Dec 31, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
On 31 December 1971, RN was in the Lincoln Sitting Room working on the text of one of the most important —and still understudied— documents of his administration. It was the strategic overview of his vision of foreign policy that would be sent to Congress...
Dec 26, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
By now enough has been written about the story —and the backstory— of Frost/Nixon (and not least here at TNN) that I won’t take your time by telling that tale yet again. Rather, I’ll cut right to the chase and try to answer the question: Is Ron Howard’s...
Dec 25, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Here are some excerpts —about two minutes— from Christmas At The White House, a CBS News Christmas Eve Special from 1971. RN and the Nixon family are seen around the tree in the Family Quarters. The reporters are Charles Kuralt and Marya McLaughlin (one...
Dec 24, 2008 | News, Space, The New Nixon
On 21 December 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, was launched from Cape Kennedy. The crew of three included: Frank Borman, commander; James A. Lovell, command module pilot; and William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. Apollo 8 was the first of...
Dec 23, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
I had intended to surprise each of my TNN readers with a gift that would be sitting in your driveway on Christmas morning. Unfortunately the logistics turned out to be a nightmare of international shipping schedules, import regulations, and customs inspectors who...
