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Presidency of Richard Nixon

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is interviewed by Neil Cavuto.

Henry Kissinger leaves lasting — and controversial — foreign policy legacy

Obituary

Few American statesmen have been as celebrated and as hated as Henry Kissinger, described as a “key architect of US foreign policy.” He died on Wednesday at the age of 100. 

A man and a woman fill out forms with Mexican passports in the frame

Nixon and Reagan tried closing the border to pressure Mexico — here’s what happened

Immigration
Kings of the American Road, then and now. 40 years after the Arab Oil Embargo, American driving habits are slowly changing.

America may finally be learning the lessons of the 1970s oil shock

Environment
Kings of the American Road, then and now. 40 years after the Arab Oil Embargo, American driving habits are slowly changing.

America may finally be learning the lessons of the 1970s oil shock

Environment

Secret Nixon Tapes Show President’s Views on China, Brezhnev, and… Pele?

Global Politics

Researcher urges U.S. officials to rethink drug policy

Global Politics

Increased incarceration rates in communities with high unemployment and poverty has some researchers questioning the drug policy in the United States. They’re suggesting the drug problem is actually an outgrowth of U.S. drug policy — which needs to be changed.

Oil prices climb as tensions with Iran persist

Environment

U.S oil prices are hitting levels not often seen in the winter time as instability with Iran, coupled with surging demand in developing nations drive up prices.

43 Years Later, A Young Soldier’s Letters Arrive Home from Vietnam

Arts, Culture & Media

Forty-three years ago, US Army Sergeant Steve Flaherty wrote a letter home to his mother from the jungles of Vietnam. On Saturday, his letters arrived home.

The World

Race, drugs and the changing face of the prison population

Conflict & Justice

A new report from The Sentencing Project reveals a changing demographic of prisoners who are incarcerated for drug charges. To guide us through what these numbers mean, The Takeaway is joined by David Fathi, director of Human Rights Watch in the U.S.

The World

NSA report

Arts, Culture & Media

It’s the holiday season. And history buffs interested in the Vietnam War era just got a gift: newly-declassified tape recordings of President Nixon and Henry Kissinger. The World’s Matthew Bell listens in.