W. Bush became president in 1989, he was the first incumbent vice president to win his own term in 150 years. Richard M. Nixon (in 1960) came close but failed, as did Al Gore afterward. Other vice ...
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War on drugs
Did you know that originally, the war on drugs began in June 1971 when US president Richard Nixon declared drug abuse to be “public enemy number one” and increased federal funding for drug-control ...
Texas’ move to the Southeastern Conference rekindled an old rivalry so intense that national championships hung in the ...
Like Jackson, Trump reshaped his party: In many ways, though, Trump more closely resembles Jackson than the scandal-plagued ...
Bill Panagopulos, the president of a Maryland-based auction house, said the debate photo price is set at $26,000 and the ...
A loss, however painful, is not the end of the world. Every election result is provisional. There are multiple examples in ...
The Man in Black was never one for crumbling in front of authority figures. Back in 1970, Johnny Cash famously snubbed President Richard Nixon at a White House performance by saying he couldn’t ...
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The silent majority rises
America was becoming polarized, and Republicans were able time and again to call upon their silent majority to deliver them victory.
In 1960, the vice president hankered for Mexican food.
Since 1836, only one sitting vice president, George H.W. Bush in 1988, has been elected to the White House. Among those who ...
O’Brien is the opening act of the third annual Grand Strategy Summit, hosted by the Richard Nixon Foundation on September 25.
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! An introduction to the 1968 presidential election is featured including remarks from president-elect Richard Nixon. In the 1968 presidential election ...