Nelson. We can hopefully, talk about that later. And secondly he wanted a stronger military defense plank. He wanted the party, in effect, to repudiate Dwight Eisenhower eisenhower it was believed that Nelson Rockefeller and the wing of the party he represented had the clout to require this or at least to be taken seriously. We now know that by 1960 service that was probably not, not the case. It was a matter of perception. It was fed by what today we would call the mainstream media. Cspan and what did Richard Nixon and rockefeller think of each other . Guest its a complex they respected each other as rivals. There certainly were any number of occasions when i think each man tried the patience of the other. Oddly enough, during the Eisenhower Administration theyd been allies. They were both in some ways well, theres a wonderful letter. Rockefeller writes the day after the 56 election nelson writes, oddly enough to Richard Nixon. And he says thanks to you and the president , the Republi
Next from the nixon president ial ivory museum pat buchanan describes when nixon rebounded for president in 1916 california governor in 1962 to win the presidency in 1968. Monday september 8 marks the 40th anniversary of president gerald fords pardon of Richard Nixon. Tonight is a great night because we have a very special treat for you. We have someone who spends a number of years at Richard Nixons side and remember that when he lost the two elections, the president in 1962, the gubernatorial or pardon me and 60 in the gubernatorial in 1962, people wrote him off. They said Richard Nixon was gone. He said this is my last press conference. Not so. At about the same time a young man left columbia university, graduated from columbia, joined the st. Louis dispatch, became an editorial writer and along the way match Richard Nixon and that began a magnificent journ journey. He began a Magic Carpet Ride from Richard Nixons defeat through years of what Richard Nixon described as voluminous ear
And that began a magic carpet p ride from Richard Nixons defeat through years of what Richard Nixon described as the Wilderness Years to the achievement of the highest off office in the world, president of the United States. And pat buchanan was with him every step of the way, and its record inside this great recorded in this great book that was Just Launched last week. In fact, this is the Pacific Coast of it. The greatest comeback, of how Richard Nixon built the new majority, the silent majority and how he won the presidency. So heres a man who spent every day with him strategizing, planning, creating, and hes a firsthand eyewitness to the magnificent brilliance of the 37th president. Please welcome pat buchanan. [applause] thank you very much, sandy. With that reception, i may start looking at 2016. [laughter] [applause] you know you, i always relish coming back here. This is the second time ive spoken in the east room of the nixon library, and it is a magnificent and memorable plac
George f. Will, a nice little place on the north side. What is the story behind this . The story is that Wrigley Field turned 100 years old in 2014. A few years ago i saw this coming. I am a writer who often writes not to say what he thinks but to find out what he thinks. I had no idea what i was going to say. I said, there has got to be a story here. It is an interesting place with an interesting subject, baseball. Also it is in a very interesting city. Radio happened there for baseball and all kinds of things happened. It turns out there was a story. I thought it was a baseball book and it is, but i got all the history out of it. I want to ask you about some of the history. First thing you did was define who the people are that all the streets are named around Wrigley Field. How long did it take you to find all those . Not long. There is a street atlas to chicago full of information like that. Addison and clark. Addison was named after the fellow associated with discovering addisons
I thought it was a baseball book and it is, but i got all the history out of it. I want to ask you about some of the history. First thing you did was define who the people are that all the streets are named around Wrigley Field. How long did it take you to find all those . Not long. There is a street atlas to chicago full of information like that. Addison and clark. Addison was named after the fellow associated with discovering addisons disease, the major affliction of john kennedy. Sheffield, a gogetter, you say. But many who made the Northwest Territories prosper. Waveland. Because the waves used to, far into chicago before they build the embankment along the lakefront. When you are up in the press box at Wrigley Field, you see the sales topping on the lake. It is about 11 blocks. Why do you care about Wrigley Field . The cubs played their, but also because it is very old. A 100yearold structure in this country is older than the lincoln memorial, the jefferson memorial, the Supreme C