Mar 17, 2023 | Nixon and Celebrities, Nixon Today, Online Media
Throughout the Nixon Presidency, popular entertainers were invited to perform at the White House for special evenings in the East Room. As President Nixon describes in his memoirs, “Pat and I looked forward to the evenings of entertainment at the White House as much...
Mar 17, 2023 | News, Pat Nixon
On Thursday, March 16, the First Lady Pat Nixon Memorial Highway was officially dedicated at Pat Nixon Park in Cerritos, California, the hometown of the former First Lady. Recently, the California State Legislature designated a 2.5 mile stretch of the 91 Freeway...
Mar 8, 2023 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today, Women's Affairs
“American women have made wide-ranging contributions to our country throughout its history…In medicine, science, law, education and every other profession, women have helped this country achieve unparalleled success.” President Richard Nixon A lasting legacy of...
Mar 3, 2023 | Nixon and Celebrities, Nixon Today
On March 3, 1973, President and Mrs. Nixon hosted “An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr.” at the White House.View the performance: During this White House visit, Sammy Davis Jr. offered to entertain at a gala to honor returning Vietnam Prisoners of War. On May 24, 1973,...
Feb 15, 2023 | News, Vietnam
Fifty years ago, the Vietnam War was ended by President Nixon and nearly 600 Prisoners of War came home to their families. Five decades after that extraordinary and emotional homecoming, the Richard Nixon Foundation will host the official celebration of the 50th...