Iwan Morgan

President Richard Nixon and first lady Pat Nixon on the Ba Da Ling portion of the Great Wall of China, 24 February 1972. US National Archives. Public Domain.

Richard Nixon’s Opening to China and Closing the Gold Window

Like President Trump, Nixon made a virtue of unpredictability. In the case of his China strategy, this paid off while his decision to close the gold window did not.

Roosevelt: The Real Deal

Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s genius inspired hope during the Great Depression and played a crucial role in the Second World War.

Ronald Reagan: Bold Enough to Compromise

As new material becomes available to researchers, our picture of Ronald Reagan continues to evolve. Iwan Morgan shows how opinions of the 40th President of the United States have changed.