Jun 4, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
President Nixon addresses the young crowd of 119 Presidential Scholars in the East Room of the White House, June 4, 1970. The President’s schedule is often, if not always, consumed with meetings and formal presentations. So much so that he does not always have...
Jun 3, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
President Nixon enjoys a lighter moment before addressing the nation on the evening of June 3, 1970. On the evening of June 3, 1970, President Nixon told the nation in a televised address that the Cambodian sanctuary operation launched one month ago had been...
Jun 2, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
President Nixon meets with members of the President’s Council on Youth Opportunity. On this day in 1971, President Nixon released a statement about summer job and recreation opportunities for youth. The statement reiterated the Nixon administration’s goal...
Jun 2, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
President and Mrs. Nixon greet President Rafael Caldera of Venezuela on June 2, 1970. 44 years ago today, President Nixon honored the President of Venezuela’s state visit to the United States with full military honors, a state dinner, and favorable policy...
Jun 1, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
By Robert Nedelkoff As Chris Barber points out in this blog , the current season of AMC’s long running series Mad Men has been exploring the life of adman Don Draper and his contemporaries during the first months of the Nixon Administration. But longtime fans of...
May 29, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
President Nixon observes the West Point Military Academy Corp of Cadets drill on May 29, 1971. 43 years ago today on May 29, 1971, President Nixon delivered the commencement address at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Grasping at the...
