Standing in front of Richard Nixon’s humble farmhouse birthplace at his presidential library in Yorba Linda, California 23 years ago this month, I delivered a eulogy for an American giant. As I look back at that day, I’m flooded with memories of President Nixon—including decades I spent at his side—and it strikes me that our leaders today may need a dose of Nixonian pragmatism in their decision-making.I predicted on that rain-soaked afternoon that the second half of the twentieth century would be known as the Age of Nixon.
Similar Stories to Washington Could Use A Man Like Nixon Again on Bing News
Bob Dole, Politico
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 2:32am
Topics: richard california age america s president trump s xi jinping zachary taylor—to congress democrats title ix george shultz american indians president bill clinton vietnam war dole institute kansas university pow majority washington—including senate republican world war ii it i m library national archives today s washington yorba i nixon linda american president today washington america china americans man leaders learn years decades century worked hand personal month eulogy fought federal fact thought country remarkable era scholars brought
BING NEWS:
- Coastguard saves man in distress in Lake Huron
Huron OPP, along with Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton and the coastguard, responded to a ‘vessel operator in distress’ off the coast of the Goderich Harbour. Police say the coastguard found ...
06/15/2024 - 3:42 am | View Link - WTOP Book Report: The D.C. man who brought basketball to Black athletes
Author Edwin Bancroft Henderson II discusses “The Grandfather of Black Basketball: The Life and Times of Dr. E.B. Henderson,” his biography of his grandfather.
06/15/2024 - 3:00 am | View Link - Man dies at 85, comes out in his obituary: ‘I’ll forever Rest in Peace’
Edward Thomas Ryan, after dying at 85, came out as gay in his obituary. For decades, he was in the closet and hid his 25-year relationship from nearly everyone.
06/15/2024 - 2:05 am | View Link - Method Man isn’t just here to be ogled
The Wu-Tang rapper is energized by acting on “Ghost.” Plotting his next act. And his sex-symbol status? Oh, he knows.
06/14/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link - Vancouver officer-involved shooting under investigation after confrontation with armed man and dog
VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - On June 8, a man was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Vancouver. Shortly before 2 p.m., police said they responded to Southeast Columbia Way after reports of a man ...
06/14/2024 - 7:17 pm | View Link - More
- George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
06/13/2024 - 3:22 pm | View Website - George Washington | Life, Presidency, Accomplishments, & Facts
George Washington, American general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution (1775–83) and subsequently first president of the United States (1789–97). He is known as ‘the Father of His Country.’
06/13/2024 - 11:33 am | View Website - George Washington's Life · George Washington's Mount Vernon
Discover the life of George Washington, America's first president and commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War.
06/12/2024 - 9:14 pm | View Website - George Washington, Man and Legend
First U.S. president, general and statesman George Washington occupies such an unassailable place in American history that he almost seems not human—“more a monument than a man,” wrote Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon Wood.
06/12/2024 - 7:48 pm | View Website - George Washington: Man, Myth, Monument | Essay | The Metropolitan ...
The multiplicity of depictions of George Washington (1732–1799) testifies to his persistence in American life and myth. During his lifetime, his very image, whether presented as a Revolutionary War hero or as chief executive of the United States, exemplified the ideal leader: authoritative, victorious, strong, moral, and compassionate.
06/11/2024 - 12:54 pm | View Website - More
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more