December 24, 2008 » Richard Nixon Foundation | Blog

Pat Buchanan On Mark Felt’s Passing

At MSNBC.com yesterday, Nixon White House advisor and speechwriter, and former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan offered his assessment of the career of W. Mark Felt, the self-identified “Deep Throat” who died last week.  He observes: Indeed, if what...

RN’s Christmas Present to John McCain

John McCain recalls the Christmas of 1972: Finally came the day I’ll never forget—the eighteenth of December, 1972. The whole place exploded when the Christmas bombing ordered by President Nixon began. They hit Hanoi right off the bat. It was the most...

12/24/68 — Forty Years Ago Today

On 21 December 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, was launched from Cape Kennedy.  The  crew of three included:  Frank Borman, commander; James A. Lovell, command module pilot; and William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. Apollo 8  was the first of...