50th Anniversary of Sammy Davis, Jr.’s White House Performance

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,...

Nixon Library to Host the Nation’s Official 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Homecoming of America’s POWs from Vietnam

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...

“There can never be another like you”— Love Letters Between the Newlywed Nixons

Feb 14, 2023 | Nixon Today, The Nixons

“There can never be another like you”— Love Letters Between the Newlywed Nixons On Valentine’s Day when many people are celebrating their own love stories, the love story of Richard and Pat Nixon is full of inspiration.  Richard Nixon and Pat Ryan first met in 1937...

Operation Homecoming Begins Fifty Years Ago

Feb 12, 2023 | Nixon Today, Vietnam

Photo Credit: National Archives and Records Administration- College Park On February 12, 1973, the first group of American POWs left Vietnam. This came just over two weeks after the Paris Peace Accords were signed agreeing to the release of the POWs within sixty...

Secretary Mike Pompeo Returns to the Nixon Library to Discuss His Best-selling Memoir

Feb 8, 2023 | News

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returned a capacity crowd at the Nixon Library this week to discuss his New York Times bestselling memoir, Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love. Nationally-syndicated radio host and Nixon Foundation board member...