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Obama, revisiting Nixon, says 9/11 suspect guilty
Nov 19th, 2009 - Boston
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama appeared to be taking a page from Richard Nixon's playbook Wednesday when he seemed to declare the suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed guilty and deserving of the death penalty.Archives probing Watergate notes for hidden clues
Nov 19th, 2009 - Boston
WASHINGTON—It seems history won't rest until someone fills in that 18 1/2-minute Watergate gap. One of the enduring mysteries from the scandal that consumed Richard...
One of Watergate's enduring mysteries under review
Nov 19th, 2009 - Boston
WASHINGTON—The National Archives is bringing together investigators to search for scribbled secrets from the first days of the Watergate scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency.
A Great Wall: Obama tours China's iconic site
Nov 18th, 2009 - Washington Times
BEIJING (AP) -- President Barack Obama absorbed history's expanse Wednesday from atop the Great Wall of China, a manmade wonder of such enormity that Obama found himself putting daily life in perspective. "It's magical," Obama said...
Obama fails to breach China's greatest wall: the price of its currency
Nov 18th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
There were no great announcements and no magical breakthroughs. But Barack Obama was taking the long view as he rounded off his three-day visit to China with a sightseeing trip to the Great Wall.
"It's magical...
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3:50President Richard Nixon - Address Announcing Resignation
View the full speech here: millercenter.org After the turmoil of the Watergate scandal, and the initiation of impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives, President Nixon decides ...
0:57Richard Nixon 1969 Great Silent Majority
The most successful speech of the Richard Nixon presidency.
10:18RICHARD NIXON TAPES: Archie Bunker & Homosexuality
John Ehrlichman & Bob Haldeman May 13, 1971 498-005 Oval Office In the middle of a discussion on how to fashion their public relations in regard to what the "average man" cares about, President ...
4:22Richard M. Nixon Funeral
Footage from President Nixon's funeral in Yorba Linda, CA. Taken from KTLA channel 5 10 o'clock news.
Richard Nixon from WikiPedia:
When Nixon took office, 300 American soldiers were dying per week in the Vietnam War. The Johnson administration had negotiated a deal in which the U.S. would suspend the bombing of North Vietnam in exchange for unconditional negotiations, but this faltered. Nixon faced the choice of devising a new policy to chance securing South Vietnam as a non-communist state, or withdrawing American forces completely.
Nixon approved a secret bombing campaign of North Vietnamese positions in Cambodia in March 1969 (code-named Operation Menu) to destroy what was believed to be the headquarters of the National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam. The Air Force considered the bombings a success. He then proposed simultaneous substantial withdrawals of North Vietnamese and American forces from South Vietnam one year after reaching a mutual agreement.
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