The Rise Of The Environment

Although Richard Nixon’s pre-presidential speeches and writings sometimes had passages referring to his love of the varied landscape of his native state of California, it still came as a surprise to many when, in his State of the Union address on January 22,...

Energy Conservation

One aspect of Richard Nixon’s presidency that still has far-reaching consequences today is his effort to deal with the issues created by America’s consumption of steadily decreasing energy sources. At the start of the Administration, in 1969, this did not...

The Unlikely Champion of Advancing Equality For Women

When I first came to Washington, D.C. to work in the White House of President Richard Nixon almost 40 years ago, you could count the number of women in the House and Senate on your two hands plus one toe. And, you wouldn’t have needed any additional digits for the...

The Office Of The President

President Nixon organized his White House into three functional areas: The Office of the President, the National Security Council and the Domestic Council. Each President makes his own decisions on how he wants his White House to operate. There have been seven...