Aug 12, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
On August 3, Paul W. McCracken died at the age of 96 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, his home since he began working as a professor of economics at the University of Michigan from the end of the 1940s until his retirement in 1986. His impressive career there was accompanied...
Aug 10, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
Yet another often-forgotten Nixon Legacy — and an important moral one, at that — is the elimination of the use of biological weapons that began as a result of his directive in November 1969. Unilaterally, the U.S. discontinued its biological weapons...
Aug 8, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
August 8, 1969 was the beginning of a new cycle in American politics; one that marked the reversal of a trend that had been centralizing power in Washington for over 30 years. In an address to television and radio audiences, President Nixon introduced the nation to a...
Aug 8, 2012 | News, Space, The New Nixon
In the July of 1969, President Nixon, along with the entire nation, watched as a promise made eight years earlier by President Kennedy—to put a man on the Moon—was finally fulfilled. This event captured the attention and imagination of the world as the United States...
Aug 8, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
RN formally accepted the GOP nomination for the Presidency on August 8, 1968 — his fourth time (of five total) appearing on a national ballot. Held in the Miami Beach Convention Center, RN delivered what became one of his most memorable addresses. With so many...
Aug 7, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
RN welcomed West German Chancellor Kurt George Kiesinger to Washington 43 years ago, today. A full welcoming ceremony was held to welcome the Chancellor, as well as a state dinner that evening. Check out RN’s remarks here. One of the best (albeit shortest)...
