Feb 26, 2016 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
“Only a truly convincing shift to new policies of prudence and restraint can accomplish this all-important objective.” — Richard Nixon, 1968 Campaign When President Nixon took office in 1969, inflation, excessive balance of payments deficits and a...
Feb 21, 2016 | Foundation News, In Memoriam, News
Photo: Hubert and Louise Perry with President Nixon and Dr. Henry Kissinger at a conference on US-Japan relations held in Los Angeles in 1993. Lifelong friend of Richard Nixon helped launch his political career and build his library Hubert Perry, longtime friend of...
Feb 20, 2016 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
With President Obama now in the final year of his presidency, the discussions on the editorial pages and talk shows about his legacy will predictably increase in frequency. Some of that discussion, especially during this Black History Month, will understandably...
Jan 26, 2016 | Foreign Policy, News, Vietnam
“Just as secret negotiations can sometimes break a public deadlock, public disclosure may help to break a secret deadlock.” — President Nixon For much of President Nixon’s first term, the secret diplomatic meetings between chief North Vietnamese...
Jan 13, 2016 | News, State of the Union
A 45-year flashback of tonight’s State of the Union address presents a president with a broad, ambitious, and very progressive agenda. Though known for his prowess in foreign policy, President Nixon’s 1971 speech was almost entirely oriented in domestic policy....
Jan 13, 2016 | Middle East, News
Invariably delicate and volatile, the Arab-Israeli peace process reached a critical juncture at the beginning of Nixon’s presidency as violence in the region escalated. At his first press conference on January 27, 1969, President Nixon summed up his assessment of the...
