Timothy Naftali

David Whiting: Cops Can Kill Innocent Man; Just Don't Screw with Nixon Library Floor Mats

Whiting and The Art of Bootlicking​Six Fullerton cops savagely beat a defenseless homeless man to death in July, but that didn't piss off Orange County Register columnist David Whiting.In fact, officers literally tore off Kelly Thomas' face before he took his last breath. Thomas' crime? He took un ... More >>

Timothy Naftali, Nixon Library Chief, is Leaving

"One lie I corrected was this big."​Timothy Naftali, the George H.W. Bush biographer and respected historian the National Archives chose to run the Richard Nixon Library and Museum in Yorba Linda after the disgraced 37th president's loyalists from a private foundation first built and operated the ... More >>

Pentagon Papers Declassified, Available Online or at Richard Nixon Presidential Library

Marisa Gerber/OC Weekly​On June 13, 1971, the New York Times published parts of the Pentagon Papers, which led to Watergate and eventually Nixon's resignation.Yesterday, exactly 40 years later, the report was released in its entirety at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba L ... More >>

On June 13, 1971 the New York Times published parts of the Pentagon Papers, which led to Watergate and eventually Nixon's resignation. Yesterday, exactly forty years later, the report was released in its entirety at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda (and a few other ... More >>

Gore Vidal, George McGovern and Spirit of Ted Kennedy Take Over the Nixon Library

On June 13, 1971 the New York Times published parts of the Pentagon Papers, which led to Watergate and eventually Nixon's resignation. Yesterday, exactly forty years later, the report was released in its entirety at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda (and a few other ... More >>

Gore Vidal and George McGovern Are the Stars, But Spirit of Ted Kennedy Also Fills Nixon Library

Photo by Christopher Victorio George McGovern (left) listens to Gore Vidal's introduction at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda.Legends of liberalism Gore Vidal and George McGovern were the honored guests at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Y ... More >>

George McGovern Spreads Peace at the Warring Nixon Library

George McGovern, peacemaker​It took former U.S. Senator George McGovern (D-South Dakota) to bring peace to the library and museum dedicated to the memory of his opponent in the 1972 presidential election, Richard Nixon.  Ten weeks after the private Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Found ... More >>