COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Sometime in the very near future, Bill Cowell will hunker down in front of a bulky 25-year-old tape player in a nondescript cubicle at the National Archives, clap on a headset and, ...

It is 50 years this week that a group of junior level recruits of the Committee to Re-elect the President (Richard Nixon), made a forced entry into the office of the Democratic National Committee in ...

To the editor: Though I don’t take issue with Doyle McManus’ account of how Richard Nixon’s shadowy side contributed to the downfall of his presidency (especially with much of it captured on tape), I ...

Winston Churchill once remarked that history would treat him well because he intended to write the history. And he did. Churchill’s histories of the first and second world wars — 17 volumes in all — ...

The roots of the National Cancer Act can be traced to a small home in Watertown, Wisconsin. In the early 1900s, a girl named Mary tagged along when her mother went to visit their laundress, Mrs.

On July 25, 1969, the Nixon Doctrine was announced, and along with it, the expectation for America’s Asian allies to become responsible for their own military defense. During his campaign, Nixon ...

In October of 1960, Republicans and Democrats in Allentown and across the Lehigh Valley were excited. The presidential race was coming down to the wire. Both sides were convinced that their candidates ...

Forty-five years ago this Sunday morning, America was waking up to the news of Richard Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre. President Nixon had upended the Justice Department, having let go of his ...

Key point: Without detente, Beijing would likely have remained neutral given its strained relations with Moscow. Perhaps we’ll never know how much was up to great leaders vs the pressures of great ...

Just 13 years after President Richard Nixon’s resignation, a heroic opera about him seemed like a sure flop. Today, it’s part of the global repertoire. Image credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. – You know something’s a big deal when it’s brought up without being asked. Talking about the Green Bay Packers’ strong start to the second half during Monday night’s 24-12 victory ...