Town Car Diplomacy – 40 Years Ago

This week marks 40 years since the memorable visit of Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, to the United States. At the invitation of President Nixon, Brezhnev’s trip was his first to the U.S. and their second summit in...

President Richard Nixon on Margaret Thatcher

Lady Thatcher, one of the giants of the 20th century, passed on yesterday at 87. In his most revealing memoir, In the Arena, RN wrote fondly about the Iron Lady: There is no one I would rather have on my side in a fight than Margaret Thatcher. She deserves the major...

The First US Presidential Trip to Israel

President Obama’s trip to Israel — his first as POTUS — has appropriately generated much interest and intrigue, given the delicate state of affairs in the Middle East. It is appropriate on such an occasion, as many media outlets have done, to recall...