17 JANUARY 1969, page 5

The Excitement Of The Nixon Years

AMERICA mURRAY KEMPTON New York—`The theme of any Inaugural Address is either sacrifice or hope,' one of Mr Nixon's assistants said last week. 'I expect the theme of this one......

Conference Diary

THE COMMONWEALTH JOSEPH CHAPMAN It was, from a British point of view, strictly Mr Callaghan's conference. Every day until Wed- nesday, when Mr Wilson tried as a comeback to......