For an Iran Policy, More Nixon, Less Bush

"President Bush's vague outlook has led to some memorable blunders. Iran's constructive role in rebuilding Afghanistan was answered by Bush's 2002 "axis of evil" label on the Islamic Republic. And the now famous 2003 Iranian memo, which offered the United States comprehensive talks on its nuclear program and support for anti-Israeli terror groups, was met with silence."

Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal Vexed Nixon

Tensions over Israel’s nuclear weapons cast a shadow over talks between Richard M. Nixon and Golda Meir in 1969.

"The Nixon White House’s concerns over Israel’s weapons were detailed in documents from the Nixon Presidential Library that were released on Wednesday by the National Archives under an executive order that requires that classified documents be reviewed and possibly declassified after 25 years."