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You Know a Good Lawyer?
During his years as a Wall Street lawyer, RN was almost tapped by Marvin Miller - the late Major League Player's Association executive director and the man responsible for the concept of free agency in sports - as General Counsel. Reason.com's Matt Welch explains...
Nixon Notes on Thanksgiving
For all you history buffs out there, take note of this fun Nixon Thanksgiving trivia: In 1969, Mrs. Nixon became the first – and, thusfar, only – First Lady to issue a Thanksgiving Day proclamation. Though all Presidents since Washington had been issuing proclamations...
RN, on the Media
How the Washington press corps has mellowed since President Nixon’s White House days. Example: President Obama’s most recent press conference (11/14/12) took place eight months since his last one from the East Room. Not once during the session was Mr. Obama asked why...
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...
A Philippine Memory Of The China Trip
Over at the website of the Philippine Star, columnist Carmen N. Pedrosa reminds her countrymen that China is the pre-eminent economic presence in today's Pacific Rim, and that American politicians, rather than blaming the PRC for all America's financial and social...
RN, The Media’s President
President Nixon's availability to White House correspondents looks great, especially when compared to President Obama’s record. Who would have guessed today’s White House press corps would be so passive when stiffed by the President, who makes clear he feels them...
Memories of George McGovern
Soon, Senator George McGovern, who died earlier this week at the age of ninety, will leave his native state of South Dakota for the nation's capital one last time. His first move to Washington, at the end of 1956, was as a newly elected Congressman. His funeral in...
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...
Rest In Peace, George McGovern: 1922-2012
Just before dawn this morning, former Senator George McGovern died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of ninety. Senator McGovern had been in gradually declining health for the last year or so, and three months ago had the bitter task of burying his son Steven,...
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 addition to the...