Dec 6, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Be there or be square: Unless you were POTUS you needed one of these on 6 December 1969. Forty years ago today, RN flew on Air Force One to Fort Smith, Arkansas, and then boarded Marine One for the hop to the parking lot at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, to watch...
Dec 5, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
At the Huffington Post, Tom Shachtman writes: Former Vice President Richard B. Cheney in a recent interview with Politico labeled President Barack Obama’s drawn-out process of deciding on a troop surge for Afghanistan as projecting “weakness,” and...
Dec 4, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Gliders were used as a vital component of American military operations for a relatively short period of time, most notably from 1943-1945 during epic and crucial battles in World War II. Those who flew and manned these fragile crafts were among the most courageous of...
Dec 2, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
1 December 2009 and 3 November 1969: the desire to contain a vocal minority and the determination to mobilize a silent majority. I’ve looked at a lot of the coverage of the President’s speech at West Point last night, and, so far at least, no one seems to have noticed...
Dec 2, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Forty years ago today, on 2 December 1969, RN signed House and Senate bills dealing with the preservation of presidential homes and birthplaces. 60 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH: 27 was born here on 15 September 1857. 250 Eisenhower Farm Drive, Gettysburg, PA: 34...
Nov 30, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Last month the International Republican Institute honored Henry Kissinger with its 2009 Freedom award in recognition of his contribution to the security and progress of the United States. HAK was introduced by his old friend Senator John McCain, and his former...
