Author Archives: Rik Schneider

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About Rik Schneider

Blogger/writer on a lot of different subjects.

Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Margaret Thatcher: Capitalism & a Free Society (1975)

Source:The New Democrat  This is what a so-called smart Conservative sounds like in Margaret Thatcher and again conservative by British standards, which means lest socialist than Social Democrats. Lady Thatcher wasn’t arguing against the safety net, actually she believed in … Continue reading

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CBS News: Election Night Coverage 1980: President Jimmy Carter’s Concession Speech

Source:The New Democrat  President Jimmy Carter stepping up to the plate and taking his loss to Ronald Reagan like a man. Definitely one of the earliest concession speeches at least at the presidential level. The sun might of still been … Continue reading

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President Gerald Ford: Pardons Richard Nixon (September 8, 1974)

Source:The New Democrat  As unpopular as the pardoning of Richard Nixon was for President Gerald Ford in 1974 and contributed to President Ford losing the election in 1976, it was the right thing for the President to do. Because of … Continue reading

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Richard Nixon Foundation: Video: Nixon Tapes: A Nutcase Congressmen With House Minority Leader Gerald Ford

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger President Richard Nixon and House Minority Leader Gerald Ford talking about House Majority Leader Hale Boggs in 1971 or 72. Leader Boggs was a bit out there and Boobs … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution:George P. Shultz: How to Get America Moving Again

Source:The New Democrat  George Shultz now a fellow at the Hoover Institution and of course former Secretary of State for President Reagan and I believe Secretary of Treasury or Commerce for President Nixon wrote an interesting article on how to … Continue reading

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Patrick J. Buchanan: President Richard Nixon Before Watergate

Source:The New Democrat  Pat Buchanan who is definitely a true loyalist to Richard Nixon, but who does make some good points about President Nixon pre-Watergate and what the man and his administration had accomplished. But that just makes Watergate and … Continue reading

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CBS News: Evening News: A Look Back at President Richard Nixon’s Resignation

Source:The New Democrat  I would feel sorry for Richard Nixon and his last few days and even weeks as President had he not of brought these things down by his own actions. With the plumbers unit and the illegal break … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Opinion: Aram Bakshian: Richard Nixon: Hated For Being Right: The Consequences of the Richard Nixon Presidency

37th President of the United States The National Interest: Opinion: Aram Bakshian: Richard Nixon: Hated For Being Right This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger As brilliant and as great as a visionary as President Richard … Continue reading

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The Daily Caller: Eric Owens: Most Leftist Politically Correct Colleges For Dirty Hippies

Source:The New Democrat  I have a lot of respect for the first hippie movement and generation from the 1960s and early 1970s. The Baby Boomers because they were truly about freedom and personal choice and going against the conservative establishment … Continue reading

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Cal Thomas: The Nixon Resignation at 40

Source:The New Democrat  It is clear that President Richard Nixon had to go and even Republicans then and now will tell you that. Perhaps even a majority of them and the only question was how that was going to happen. … Continue reading

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