Shortly after the 1980 presidential election, former President Richard Nixon sent an eleven-page memorandum to then-President-elect Ronald Reagan. While the memo’s main thrust was dedicated to staffing recommendations, it demonstrated, once again, Nixon’s Machiavellian approach to international, bureaucratic and domestic politics. The memo, obtained from the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California, also has echoes … Continue reading (W)Archives: Nixon’s Advice to Reagan…and Today’s GOP