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1968 Nixon Campaign Paper Dress At eBay
It's rare for political campaigns to be notable for clothing beyond the customary baseball-style cap and T-shirt. It's unheard-of for them to be associated with eccentric fashion trends. But in 1968 there was a notable exception. And it did not originate in the...
8.3.1969 – Peace and the People
On a stopover in England en route to Andrews Air Force Base on August 3, 1969, RN spoke to the assembled crowd, including Prime Minister Harold Wilson, and said: I can assure all who are listening to me now that while the path to peace may seem very difficult, and...
Celebrating Pat Nixon Day
Parades, flags, ceremonies -- a wonderful homecoming no doubt. On August 2, 1960 thousands gathered to celebrate Pat Nixon Day in the state of Nevada -- most prominently, Pat Nixon. RN happened to be in the middle of a presidential campaign when this festival was...
Hewitt Talks New Book, Evaluates 2012 Election
On Monday, syndicated radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt discussed his new book The Brief Against Obama: The Rise, Fall & Epic Fail of the Hope & Change Presidency, and gave his analysis of the 2012 election. Watch the whole lecture below: Jonathan Movroydis is...
Silencing Olympic History
Forty years ago, during the 1972 Olympic Games, 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed by a Palestinian terror group, Black September; an act which defied the spirit of the Olympic Games. On the anniversary of that horrific attack many people, including the...
The Facts About the Creation of the Watergate Exhibit at the Nixon Library
Numerous reports about the troubles former Nixon Library director Dr. Timothy Naftali supposedly had to endure from the Nixon Foundation over his more than three-year effort to produce a new Watergate exhibit are entirely unfounded. The Richard Nixon Foundation –...
The Eisenhower Rule
The challenge facing Mitt Romney right now is a challenge every presidential candidate has faced: the selection of a running mate. President Nixon had the unique experience of being on five presidential tickets: nominated twice as Vice President, and selecting three...
7.20.1969 – The Sea of Tranquility
On July 20, 1969, President Nixon made a historic phone to the Apollo XI astronauts, just after they made the "giant leap for mankind." Hello, Neil and Buzz. I'm talking to you by telephone from the Oval Room at the White House. And this certainly has to be the most...
Working For The Elder Statesman
At the Nixon Library last week, Fox News star Monica Crowley gave an exclusive talk on working for President Nixon as his foreign policy assistant from 1990 to 1994: Jonathan Movroydis is the Director of Communications at the Richard Nixon Foundation.
Keeping The Professionalism In Politics
In a brave act of bipartisanism, Senator John McCain came to the defense of Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whom certain members of congress have charged with serious accusations. Senator McCain remarked on the Senate floor, “Recently,...