Jul 27, 2018 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
Emilie Raymond is author of “Stars for Freedom: Hollywood, Black Celebrities, and the Civil Rights Movement.” Jonathan Movroydis: Thank you for listening to the “Nixon Now” Podcast for the Nixon Foundation, I’m Jonathan Movroydis. Today, we’re going...
Sep 5, 2017 | Artifacts, Domestic Policy
President Nixon with comedian Bob Hope. After calling into Hope’s telethon for Hurricane Camille support, Nixon championed the comprehensive Disaster Relief Act of 1970. (Photo Credit: AP) Hitting the coast of Mississippi in August of 1969 and sweeping through...
Aug 4, 2017 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today, Reports
Vice President Richard Nixon with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on June 13, 1957. (Henry Griffin/AP) Introduction Richard Nixon is credited for having a strong record on foreign policy, but his record on domestic policy — especially on Civil Rights at home is often...