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Nixon Administration Reunion in Washington, D.C.
Nixon White House Policy Planning Staff Reunion in Washington, D.C. The Nixon White House Policy Planning Staff gathered in Washington D.C. on November 7th and 8th, marking the 50th anniversary of Richard Nixon's election as the 37th President. Nixon family members...
In the news: CBS Sunday morning special about the 1968 election
CBS Sunday Morning Special Remembering 1968: Richard M. Nixon's Election Victory The 1968 election and Richard Nixon's phoenix-like rise from the ashes after two unsuccessful campaigns, is the subject of CBS Sunday Morning's latest special Remembering 1968: Richard M....
Halloween in the Nixon White House
Halloween in the Nixon White House Carl Sferrazza Anthony In the turbulent times during which Richard Nixon served as president, the White House continued to serve as a familiar, if a subtle symbol of national unity. And certainly, regardless of any citizen’s...
Peace through Strength in the Pacific under Nixon
Guest post by J. Scott Shaffer Since the end of World War II, the United States has maintained a mutual cooperation treaty with Japan guaranteeing support for the defense of the island country. Throughout the last sixty years, the United States has maintained a large...
Event Recap: RNF at Politicon
Politicon The Richard Nixon Foundation was featured at Politicon, the "Unconventional Political Convention" For the first time, the Richard Nixon Foundation had a booth at the 4th annual Politicon Conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Politicon is an...
Nixon Counsels Bush on a New Middle East Peace Initiative
President Richard Nixon with George H.W. Bush upon being appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. 12 January 1970 (George H.W. Presidential Library). In an August 8, 1989 memo to President George H.W. Bush, President Nixon urged his successor and one-time...
Transcript: John Lehman on U.S. Naval Power in the Cold War
John Lehman is author of “Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea.” Transcript Jonathan Movroydis: Welcome to the, "Nixon Now Podcast." I'm Jonathan Movroydis. This is brought to you by the Richard Nixon Foundation, we're broadcasting from the Richard Nixon...
Transcript: Luke Nichter on the Origins of the White House Taping System
Luke Nichter is Professor of History at Texas A&M University, Central Texas and the nation’s foremost expert on the Nixon Tapes. Transcript Jonathan Movroydis: Welcome to the Nixon Now Podcast. I'm Jonathan Movroydis. This is brought to you by the Nixon...
America’s Awe-Inspiring Accountability to the Future
President Nixon in his New York offices in October 1987 (Ben Martin/Time Life Magazine). In an October 1987 article for Time Life magazine, former President Nixon reflected on the history of the 20th Century, and American leadership at the century’s turn. He said that...
Keeping Moscow off Balance
President Nixon signs the SALT I (First Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) with Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev on May 26, 1972 (Richard Nixon Presidential Library). On April 21, 1972, National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, and top aides Helmut Sonnenfeldt and...