Tag Archives: President Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon Foundation: Video: President Nixon Unveils Family Assistance Program in 1969

What President Nixon is talking about here in 1969 became what is now known as Welfare to Work. The bipartisan law that Congress passed in 1996 that was signed by President Bill Clinton. The old Welfare system was based on … Continue reading

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Richard Nixon Foundation: President Richard Nixon’s Farewell Address to White House Staff (1974)

Source:The New Democrat  This was the one thing that was missing from Richard Nixon’s career that I believe could’ve made his career even better and more successful. And he did by most standards had a very successful career in public … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Robert Reich: Why America Has Forgotten Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons

Source:The New Democrat AlterNet: Opinion: Robert Reich: Why America Has Lost Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons What Robert Reich and others on the further left of me do not understand is that when we had those huge tax rates in … Continue reading

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Richard Nixon Presidential Library: ‘New Federalism: Returning Power to The People’

Source:Richard Nixon Presidential Library– President Nixon’s OMB Director Richard P. Nathan. Source:The New Democrat “August 08, 2011: Nixon administration officials discuss RN’s national policy to transfer power from the federal government to state and local governments. Location: Richard Nixon Presidential … Continue reading

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The Film Archives: ‘The War on Drugs Is a Failure’

Source:The Film Archives– a humorous look at the War On Drugs. Source:FRS FreeState “The War on Drugs is a campaign of prohibition and foreign military aid and military intervention being undertaken by the United States government, with the assistance of … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: John Kerry: ‘How do You Ask The Last Man to Die For a Mistake?’

Source:FRS FreeState It’s been said that presidents who have military or foreign policy experience, are less likely to commit American troops to combat in foreign nations, than presidents without that previous experience. Because they know exactly what they are putting … Continue reading

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