The Nixon Doctrine's Take Off

A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber takes off.

Wired has published an in depth article titled The Nukes of October: Richard Nixon's Secret Plan to Bring Peace to Vietnam that looks at the Nixon administration's plan to instill fear into Moscow via 18 B-52s loaded with nukes.

It was October1969 and the Nixon-Kissinger duo wanted to showcase the new Nixon Doctrine. The maneuver highlights Nixon's unique (Nixon-in-China style) foreign policy that shaped much of the late 20th century. I am pleasantly surprised to see a well written and researched Nixon article in a technology periodical like Wired.

The New Nixon Blog - Launched by the Nixon Foundation

With an eye on the upcoming Presidential elections and the nation's dramatically growing interest in politics and government, the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation will introduce its own blog, The New Nixon, at 9:00 am on Presidents' Day, Monday, February 18.

Noted commentators including Hugh Hewitt, KRLA talk show host and former White House staffer; Jack J. Pitney, Claremont McKenna College Professor of American Politics; and John H. Taylor, executive director of the Nixon Foundation, will be among the inaugural bloggers.

"Forty years ago, the new Nixon became a catch phrase as the former Vice President prepared to enter primaries," said Taylor. "Some derided him as, 'supposedly new Nixon,' others around the candidate himself took up the concept of a new Nixon as someone having served eight years as Vice President and traveled the world interacting with leaders as he prepared for his run in 1968."

RN won in 1968, becoming America's 37th President.

Nixon fans and critics alike are invited to offer feedback to the blogger's commentary on RN politics, culture and policy -- all with a Nixon spin. "Those who participate in the dialogue on The New Nixon blog will themselves be part of creating the next new Nixon, the nuanced new Nixon," Taylor predicted.

Slideshow

I've added a sideshow to the page with some great shots including Dick bowling at the White House bowling alley, a Normal Rockwell painting, Nixon posing with Elvis (a longtime Nixon supporter) and a shot of the 1960 debate.

If you have any photos you'd like to add, shoot them my way.