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John Stossel Comes to Nixon Library
Fox Business host John Stossel discussed his new book, No, They Cant: Why Government Fails - But Individuals Succeed last Monday at the Nixon Library: Jonathan Movroydis is the Director of Communications at the Richard Nixon Foundation.
Waging Peace: Nixon and the Geopolitics of the Middle East
Waging Peace: Nixon and the Geopolitics of the Middle EastNixon Legacy ForumNational Archives Research CenterApril 23, 2012 “Waging Peace: Nixon and the Geopolitics of the Middle East'' features five distinguished panelists with broad careers in diplomacy and politics...
Harry Shearer’s “Nixon’s The One” To Air April 26
Late last year I wrote about the news that Harry Shearer, veteran comedian and voice actor best known for his multitude of parts on The Simpsons, had contracted with the Sky Arts channel in the UK to do a special, Nixon's The One, partly based on the 1971-73 White...
Johnny Ramone’s Second Favorite Republican
The late John Cummings, better known by his nom de rock'n'roll of Johnny Ramone, was one of the most important guitar players of the last half-century. His trademark buzzsaw approach to the strings was the instantly recognizable stylistic signature of famed punk-rock...
Changing Public Perceptions of China: Nixon to Obama
[youtube https://youtu.be/eYsXTcinaIQ] March 7, 2012: : Part of "The Week that Changed the World," a conference marking the 40th anniversary of President Nixon's trip to China. Featuring Jerrold Schecter, Jim Laurie, Marcus Brauchli, James Mann, and Melinda Liu....
February 28, 1972 – The Shanghai Communiqué
Following a week of diplomatic discussions and debates with Chinese officials, President Nixon, together with the leadership of the People’s Republic of China, released the historic Shanghai Communiqué early in the morning on February 28. After very few hours of...
February 27, 1972 – Communicating in Shanghai
President Nixon’s last full day in the People’s Republic of China was by far the busiest. The day began with an early flight from Hang-chou to Shanghai. The President and First Lady said goodbye to their hosts on the Hang-chou Provincial and Municipal Revolutionary...
February 26, 1972 – Hangzhou
The morning of February 26 was spent making final preparations for travel from Peking to the next stop on the President’s trip, Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province. President Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai left for Peking’s Capitol Airport at 8:30 a.m. and...
February 25, 1972 – The Forbidden City
President Nixon’s last full day in Peking began with a tour of the Forbidden City, which is now one of Beijing’s biggest tourist attractions. Situated in the middle of Beijing, it was the center of Chinese politics for five hundred years, serving as the imperial...
Nixon Aide Discusses Pioneering Trip
Stephen Hess, who assisted Vice President Nixon on his first book Six Crises, and later served as the 37th President’s Deputy Assistant for Urban Affairs, explains the genesis of the vision for the China journey: In a restorative break from an intense Beijing...