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Frost/Nixon, starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, brings to life one of television's original, great reality series - David Frost's interviews with Richard Nixon.

Long before Richard Nixon married Patricia Ryan and went on to the US Presidency, he had been engaged to a young woman who was a fellow student at Whittier High School.

Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon and the fifth manned flight of the Apollo Program.

Richard Nixon is surely best remembered for the Watergate scandal and subsequent resignation. There is certainly much more to his time in office than that, however.

Since the days of FDR, all politicians have made decisions based on how close the media pays attention to their lives and its effect on votes.

Columbus Day is always celebrated on the second Monday in October.

The Vietnam War created doubts in Americans' minds about their government's ability to win a war. Over three decades later, the Iraq War is having the same effect.

This article will examine the often forgotten policies of the disgraced Richard Nixon, as well as reflecting on the Watergate Scandal which brought about his demise.

His two terms as chief executive came to a tragic end on August 9.1974, when he resigned in disgrace for his role in the cover-up of the Watergate political scandal.

President Barack Obama has appeared in comics throughout 2009. Unlike the comic-book appearances of other Presidents, Obama's have been gimmicky and uncritical.

With Nixonland, Rick Perlstein has given us an educational and entertaining account of the turbulent timespan of 1964 through 1972.

U.S. National Hunting and Fishing Day, held the fourth Saturday of every September, recognizes the contributions of hunters and anglers to wildlife conservation programs.

As sex increasingly becomes a more prominent issue to be considered in the political age of today, this article looks back at the most (in)famous sex scandal of them all.

The very popular London stage play by Peter Morgan gets a silver screen treatment, featuring the same leads, with Frank Langella as Nixon and Michael Sheen as Frost. 8/10

Ending the Korean War, achieving a budget surplus, and presiding over a period of increasing prosperity enabled Dwight D. Eisenhower to win over 57% of the vote in 1956.

Saying "climate change doesn't wait," Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson hopes a new administration in Washington can avoid the repeated advances and retreats on energy policy.

Make Father's Day special this year with these original and not-too-expensive gift ideas.

American Attorney General Eric Holder is looking into torture allegations against Bush administration officials; an older case remains unanswered.

John Byrne's new comics revisit events and characters of the original Star Trek era, including Gary Seven, the Klingon-Romulan Alliance, and The Cage's Number One.

Journey to the Moon is compilation of six documentaries focused on the United State's efforts to go to the moon.

The impact of the Mai Lai massacre on the Vietnam War, the American military and the American public. The heroes of Mai Lai, like the villains, were American soldiers.

President Barak Obama is not the first person whose receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize has brought protests.

Is the push to become less dependent on foreign oil more rhetoric than reality? Yes, according to "Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence."

An actor, lobbyist, and former U.S. Senator for the state of Tennessee, Republican Fred Thompson now wants to be President.

The 38th President of the United States passed away on Tuesday at the age of 93, making him the longest-living former president to date.

Richard Milhous Nixon, an impressive politician from California, left the Vice Presidency in 1960 in hopes of attaining the White House for himself.

John F. Kennedy's Presidency lasted just under three years, but in this time he was able to achieve several victories, both foreign and domestic.

The veteran troops of the 25th Infantry found themselves in a battle they could not win in 1906.

Lyndon Baines Johnson won the 1964 US Presidential Election in a landslide, a popular vote victory which has eluded every Democratic candidate since.

Harry Truman, despite his current status as one of America's greatest Presidents, found his second term dogged by the lowest Presidential poll numbers ever recorded.

Why on May 4, 1970, were thirteen students shot by Ohio National Guard troops during during a Viet Nam anti-war rally.

Taking over the Presidential reins after the tragic assassination of Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson attempted to continue Kennedy's policies, while adding in many of his own.

My mother hauled her kuali (cast iron wok) from Malaysia to Canada more than 30 years ago and she still uses it to this day. Now, I need to choose a wok to call my own.

President Obama's nomination of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court was driven by a rigorous selection process shaped by a confluence of factors.

Six-legged frogs, chicken waste equivalent to the waste output of 4 major cities, are part of a PBS view that is discomforting. What can be done to stop this pollution?

In 1974 President Richard Nixon and Senator Edward Kennedy nearly succeeded in legislating universal medical insurance for all Americans.

Part one of a multi-part series on the origins and implications of recreational drugs. An illegal plant was not always inaccessible to patients.

President Truman, now considered by many to have been a great President, was dogged throughout his time in office by low approval ratings and tough decisions.

The word is often used by TV critics and Hollywood executives, but how many of us understand exactly what it means? Well, here's a look.

U.S. Presidential Libraries and Museums, created to house former Presidents' official records, are overseen by the National Archives for research and public access.

Zack Snyder shows the dark side of heroes in stunning high definition with this faithful adaption of the classic comic book Watchmen.

Many U.S. Presidential elections have turned on a single phrase or theme that resonated with the voting public. Some were calculated; others surprised even the winners.

In the wake of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were prepapred to accept some degree of American decline in a multipolar world.

Presidential war-making since Korea has evolved into an Executive branch prerogative closely tied to conducting foreign policy and the role of Commander-in-Chief.

Spiro Agnew, the son of Greek immigrants, became known for his fiery, alliterative speeches in which he attacked political opponents of the Nixon administration.