For students of political history and anyone of a certain age, Richard Nixon's so-called "Checkers speech" has a special place on the continuum of campaign oratory. This was master manipulation in the ...
In his three-volume biography of President Richard Nixon, historian Stephen Ambrose asked, “What was lost when Nixon resigned?” On the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation, the question arises, ...
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 following installments recounting Nixon’s introduction ...