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NY Times Features RN Grandson’s Wedding
Cara Buckley writes in the Times "Style" section: Both come from families steeped in politics. Mr. Cox, now 32, is the only child of Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward F. Cox. His father, a member of an old New York family, is a lawyer and the chairman of the New York...
6.15.1972 – RN Briefs Congressional Officials on Arms Reduction
After the SALT talks with the Soviet Union in May 1972, President Nixon returned to the United States to encourage the congressional ratification of this agreement in June of that year. RN appeared before five congressional committees in order to make a few remarks...
6.13.1971 – Letter to the Secretary of Labor on Employment Opportunities for Returning Vietnam-era Veterans
As President Nixon gradually withdrew increasing numbers of troops from Vietnam in the course of his first term, he became aware of the unique problems of civilian reintegration faced by Vietnam-era veterans. One of the most serious obstacles faced by veterans upon...
6.9.1972 – RN Commends French in Joint Cancer Effort
During his presidency, Richard Nixon made great strides in the fight against cancer, an issue which he felt was very important. In 1971 he signed the National Cancer Act, which allocated more resources to the National Cancer Institute and which is generally considered...
6.8.1970 – Statement About the Earthquake in Peru
On 8 June 1970, in the wake of an earthquake that devastated the South American nation of Peru on May 31st, President Nixon issued a statement expressing the concern and compassion of the American people for the victims this natural disaster. Describing the aid...
The Wrong Animal
FDR had Fala. RN had Checkers. Anthony Weiner has a couple of cats, to which he referred with a term that has a double meaning. Bad move: one study suggests that dog people outnumber cat people by nearly four to one. Note to the Congressman from The Great Survivor:...
Video: Richard Nixon as Cold War Strategist
The 12th Richard Nixon Legacy Forum, co-sponsored by the Nixon Foundation and National Archives and hosted at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington D.C., was a discussion between former Nixon Administration national security officials on President Nixon's Cold War...
6.4.1970 – RN Establishes the National Council on Organized Crime
One of President Nixon’s many successful domestic policies was his fight against organized crime in the United States. On June 4, forty-one years ago, Nixon issued a statement regarding the signing of Executive Order 11534, which would create the National Council on...
6.3.1970 – Address to the Nation on the Cambodian Sanctuary Operation
On the evening of June 3, 1970, President Nixon addressed the nation on the subject of the controversial and frequently protested bombings of Cambodian sanctuaries. Begun in the spring of 1969, these classified bombings were intended to incapacitate Communist forces...
Lawrence Eagleburger 1930-2011
Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger passed away today. He was 80. Eagleburger joined the foreign service in 1957 following service in the Army and completion of graduate school. He went on to serve on the National Council under President Nixon, as...