Alexander Haig, RIP

Alexander Haig, who served as RN’s chief of staff and later as Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state, has passed away at the age of 85.  Fox has more.

Nixon and Obesity

As the First Lady wages a campaign against obesity, the Associated Press reminds us that the fight has been underway for more than half a century.  President Eisenhower created President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and tapped RN to head it.  In...

Nixon, Obama, and Ohio

According to Hotline, Democrats are seeking to build an electoral college fortress in Ohio. An ODP [Ohio Democratic Party] document notes that the importance of the state to the Electoral College grows even more critical after this year’s census:...

Nixon in the Navy

A post at the left-wing Common Dreams rails against President Obama for not being liberal enough.  It says of the Democratic Party:  “It’s the same party that could run a decorated combat hero against a war evader in 1972, only to be successfully labeled...

State of the Union

Today’s Washington Post digs into oral histories to find speechwriters’ reflections on the State of the Union.  From RN speechwriter Lee Huebner: I think it’s a schizophrenic speech. On the one hand, it’s an administrative tool, it’s a...