One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.
Wilt Chamberlain was the biggest basketball star in the world and Richard Nixon was the Republican candidate for president. That year, they collaborated
This, experts say, allows Trump to embrace corporate and individual gifts in a more brazen way that mirrors another president he has been compared to — Richard Nixon. While nearly half a century ...
Nixon died of a stroke in 1994, surviving Pat by exactly 10 months. He and his wife are buried side by side on the grounds of his childhood home. His gravestone is a simple black slab, the words from his inauguration speech carved in gold:
The practice of China lending pandas to other nations began in the 7th century. Here's why this sign of international good will was revived.
The relationship between the press and the presidency has always been messy. From Thomas Jefferson’s praise of newspapers as the backbone of democracy to Richard Nixon’s declaration that “the
Bao Li and Qing Bao, the two giant pandas from China, are 3 years old and arrived in October. After taking a few months to settle in, they're making their public debut at the National Zoo.
Elders Gary E. Stevenson and Gerrit W. Gong attended President Donald Trump's second inauguration, a longstanding practice for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sains.
Doug reckons this makes Trump more like Richard Nixon (similarly irascible with questionable ethics, though that’s my observation rather than Doug’s). Nixon saw trade in competitive terms and ...
It was Sept. 6, 1960. The Gate City was one of many stops for John F. Kennedy during the Western states tour of his presidential campaign. Accompanying him during his visit was Idaho’s U.S. Senator, Frank Church, who’d nominated Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles two months earlier.
Trump has deployed the military to the southern border, dismissed the head of the US Coast Guard, and issued 26 executive orders within hours of taking office. These orders address a wide array of issues, from environmental regulations to America’s citizenship rules, and have challenged decades of constitutional precedent.
After more than 50 years, Doug and Emmy Jo have felt the love connecting with viewers and even making convention appearances including the San Diego Comic-Con in 2023. We sat down with the two to reminisce about the making of New Zoo Revue and why it still resonates today.