On Jan. 23, 1973, President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War, and would be formally signed on Jan. 27 in Paris. Four days later, the U.S., South Vietnam, North ...
Rumors and whispers of Richard Nixon's 'treason' -- sabotaging Vietnam peace talks to help his Presidential campaign -- have floated around for years, but newly released tapes from Lyndon Johnson's ...
Editor’s note: This article is one in a five-part series looking back on the life of one of Duke’s most infamous alumni — Richard Nixon. Read the previous installments on Nixon’s childhood and time at ...
ROANOKE, Va. - Three months before the 1972 presidential election, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger huddled together in the Oval Office to discuss when and how to get out of Vietnam. Despite a ...
YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) – U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the ...
Fifty years ago this week, on April 30, 1975, Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, fell to communist North Vietnamese forces, and the world watched as helicopters rescued the last remaining Americans ...
From Yorba Linda to the White House, this chapter traces how Nixon’s insecurity, ambition, and Cold War worldview hardened into a politics of suspicion. It follows the pivotal moments, from the ...
Luke Nichter had spent the preponderance of his academic career shining a light on the historical legacy of Richard Nixon. Long condemned by a unanimous chorus of left-wing critics, Nichter had worked ...