Nov 12, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, Presidency
Documents from the National Archives detail how the Nixon administration approached the President’s re-election in 1972. The midterm elections of 1970 garnered minimal gains for the Republican Party and the prognosis of election year 1972 appeared pessimistic....
Oct 26, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News
Increased federal healthcare costs and healthcare costs as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are tearing apart the monetary fabric of this nation. One thing is certain: the inflationary nature of healthcare costs is exceedingly unsustainable, for both the...
Oct 19, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Pop Culture, The New Nixon
Recently, Oscar winner and House of Cards star Kevin Spacey shared some surprisingly favorable words for Richard Nixon, shedding some light on the efforts of the President to extend federal support for the National Endowment for the Humanities. Spacey, a strong...
Oct 8, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
To plant the seeds of bureaucratic reform, President Nixon sought after advisors who were characterized by intellectual pugnacity and a challenger’s spirit. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the eventual head of the President’s Urban Affairs Counsel, was just the right man to...
Oct 7, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, Presidency, The New Nixon
By Marshall Garvey As the issue of immigration reform is debated in Washington and America witnesses a growing Latin American voting demographic, many might be surprised to learn that the first “Latino” President was none other than Richard Nixon. In his first year in...
Sep 28, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Pop Culture, The New Nixon
The House of Cards star says RN did more than any President to preserve the arts in America: Richard Nixon. That may be a surprising name for you to hear. But he actually funded the National Endowment for the Arts more than any president had up until that time. H/T...