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Jimmy Carter – the President Who Promised He’d Never Lie

The 39th president of the United States, James Earl Carter, Jr., otherwise known as Jimmy Carter, was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. His family had a peanut warehouse business, which he took over after his father got… Read More

Gerald Ford – America’s First Unelected President

Gerald Ford, the 38th US president, was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 14, 1913. He was born Leslie Lynch King Jr, but his mother changed his name after divorcing his father and marrying Gerald R. Ford. Though four other… Read More

50 Years Since Nixon Went to China: ‘The Week That Changed the World’

Liberty Nation GenZ is running a special edition on the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s visit to China. In Part Two, we take a look at Nixon’s reasons for the trip, and how it may have influenced the world… Read More

Richard Nixon: The Only President to Ever Resign

The 37th president of the United States is the only commander-in-chief to resign while in office. Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) did not have an easy presidency due to the Vietnam War, as well as strained relations in China and the… Read More

What Was the Nixon Shock?

Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon forever changed the United States and international financial systems. U.S. economic conditions in 1971 were not great. The national unemployment rate topped 6%, money supply growth exceeded 10%, and the inflation rate was 4.38%…. Read More

Watergate: Eroding Public Trust in the System

From Beachgate to Russiagate, every government scandal now ends with a “gate” suffix. This comes from the historic 20th-century Watergate scandal that took down President Richard Nixon and forever altered the state of U.S. politics and America’s perception of its… Read More