Richard Thornton

Richard Thornton

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Richard Thornton is a President for the Institute for the Study of Strategy and Politics with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1989 Call-In as a Professor for the George Washington University. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2015 with an average of 1,597 views per program. Most appearances with James Perry (2). Most common tag: World War II.

Appearances by Title:c. January 1, 2015 - Present President, Institute for the Study of Strategy and Politics


Videos: 2 Author


Videos: 1 c. May 18, 1967 - Present Professor, George Washington University


Videos: 1

Recent Appearances

  • Allied Strategy in the Pacific

    Allied Strategy in the Pacific

    James Perry spoke about diplomatic relations among the Allies during World War II, and their influence on military strategies…

  • Truman and the Pacific War

    Truman and the Pacific War

    Richard Thornton talked about President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. He spoke …

  • <em>The Nixon-Kissinger Years</em>

    The Nixon-Kissinger Years

    The guest, Richard Thornton, the author of “The Nixon-Kissinger Years.” and subtitled “Reshaping of American Foreign Policy,”…

  • Demonstrations in China

    Demonstrations in China

    Richard Thornton discussed the impact of student demonstrations on the meetings between Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and Sovi…

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