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Schwarzenegger Remembers
In a tribute to Sargent Shriver, his father-in-law who just passed away, Arnold Schwarzengger recalls their first meeting: Sarge was a political man, so around the dinner table when the conversation turned to politics, I was ready to participate. With passion and...
Eisenhower’s Other Warning Fifty Years Ago
Anyone having the opportunity to interact with someone who is, say, more than eighty years old—and therefore remembers the Great Depression—knows that people back in those days thought differently about money and material things than most of us do today. Fifty years...
A Burglary in 1960
In The Washington Post, Mark Feldstein tells how the 1960 Kennedy campaign did opposition research on RN's links to Howard Hughes. How did JFK's campaign obtain this incriminating evidence? By paying the contemporary equivalent of $100,000 to a Los Angeles accountant...
In Memory of Judy Lucas
The Docent Guild has lost its First Lady Judy Lucas. Judy personified the definition of a lady. She was a woman of refinement and gentle manners. Judy was a member of the Docent Guild for eleven years. She was very active in the leadership of the Guild serving as...
Video: RN’s 98th Birthday Celebration
General Don Hughes, longtime friend of the Nixon Family, and Military Assistant to President -and Vice President - Nixon gave the annual Nixon Legacy lecture at the Nixon Library where over one thousand visitors came to celebrate Richard Nixon's 98th Birthday on...
Presidential Gifts for Valentine’s Day
Now through February 14 enjoy special deals on all Valentine gifts including autographed books, premier Ann Hand Jewelry, Commander-in-Chief hats, Presidential office souvenirs and much more!
Just Released: “The Day Elvis Met Nixon”
The Day Elvis Met Nixon, a first hand account of Elvis Presley's historic meeting with President Nixon, has just been published by the Richard Nixon Foundation and is now available online (http://store.nixonfoundation.org). Released on the anniversary of Elvis's 76th...
Richard Nixon’s New Year’s Resolutions
As the hours count down and we get ready to face 2011, the inevitable question arises of what our New Year's resolutions should be - or if we should make any. I have found, over a few decades, that just saying resolutions aloud never gets them to stick in one's mind...
Who Saved Soviet Jewry?
The December 9th release of additional Nixon White House presidential documents and tapes produced the usual response. As has become customary, brief excerpts of the tapes – excerpts that invariably show President Nixon and members of his administration in the most...
Peter Peterson to Receive Top Finance Award
American financier Pete Peterson will receive the John C. Whitehead Award from the American Museum of Finance for his achievement and leadership in the field of finance, as well as his distinct service in the public sector, including formidable terms as President...