Presidential Visits to Myanmar

On his swing through Southeast Asia, the Myanmar Times notes that President Obama is one of only four U.S. Presidents to visit the country. Other Presidents include Grant, Hoover, and Nixon; with President Nixon alone visiting the country both before and after his...

Thoughtful Foreign Policy Is Not Up For Debate

Last night’s presidential debate covered foreign policy and while current polls place the importance of foreign policy at the end of presidential priorities for most voters, it should not be understated—it is, after all, at the lion’s share of the President’s...

Healthcare Reform As Far Back As 1960

On this day, October 2, in 1960, RN published a paper on medical research focusing on developing solutions for healthcare advances in the 1960s and sustaining “the most advanced medical care in the world.” What makes this paper so interesting — in...

America’s Royal Couple

I had read on this Website that David and Julie Eisenhower would appear at the National Book Festival on Washington DC’s Mall Saturday, September 22. So I went over to say hi and to get them to sign their book “Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D....

Middle East Crisis: What Would Nixon Do?

With the Middle East in turmoil, leaders and policy makers must look at Richard Nixon’s performance during the Arab-Israel crisis of the early 1970s. He not only solved a crisis, but also created a generation of peace. Learn more by watching the Nixon Legacy...