Oct 21, 2022 | Communism, Exhibits, News
In February 1980 the Americans and Soviets dramatically faced-off in the hockey rink. Remembered as “The Miracle on Ice,” the American upset of the heavily-favored Soviet team at the 1980 Winter Olympics was deemed the 20th century’s top sports moment by Sports...
Oct 18, 2022 | Foreign Policy, Middle East, Nixon Today, Presidency
Shah of Iran’s Official State Visit in October 1969 Just two days after President Nixon’s inauguration, January 22, 1969, His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shahanshah of Iran, wrote a letter of congratulations to the new President. Included in this...
Oct 14, 2022 | News, Women's Affairs
On October 13, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Governor of South Carolina took to the Nixon Library’s East Room stage for a wide-ranging conversation of inspiration as part of the Nixon Foundation’s American civics programming. Ambassador Haley...
Oct 14, 2022 | Communism, Exhibits, News
The Cold War didn’t just transpire in political speeches and cabinet room meetings⸺ it was felt far beyond the White House and the Kremlin affecting citizens in their everyday lives. Nothing drives this point home more than a look at popular culture during the second...
Oct 14, 2022 | News, Pat Nixon, Pre-Presidential Years, The Nixons
“Hollywood movie plots cannot compare to their real love story.” That’s how historian Heath Hardage Lee described the relationship between Richard and Pat Nixon as the featured guest on The White House Historical Association’s History Happy Hour. The virtual program...
