For Their Devoted Friendship

Photo: RN’s daughter Tricia Nixon Cox and son-in-law Edward F. Cox pictured with La Casa Pacifica owner Gavin Herbert and Family at the dedication of the Pat Nixon Rose Garden on January 8, 2010.

Neal Gabler And The Politics Of Resentment

Most congenial: Good friend and Whittier classmate Hubert Perry says that RN might have not been the most talented player on the college football team, but he was the most popular. In recent times, Neal Gabler’s penchant for originality has seemed to atrophy. His...

RN, Sammy, And The Highlight Of The 1972 Convention

Singer and performer Sammy Davis Jr. famously embraced RN at a youth rally at Marine Memorial Stadium. The structure, located in Key Biscayne, largely neglected by city officials, is at the center of a preservation effort. The Associated Press is reporting that the...

RN, The Majesty Of Parks, And Our National Heritage

Last August, Frank Gannon wrote that it was significant that the new President of the Nixon Foundation — Ronald H. Walker — was also appointed to lead the National Parks Service in 1973. Significant because a prominent part of RN’s legislative agenda...