Jul 26, 2022 | Nixon and Celebrities, Nixon Today, Pop Culture, Presidency
Fifty years ago, President Nixon and country music star Johnny Cash met in the Oval Office to discuss prison reform. Earlier that day, July 26, 1972, Cash joined two former inmates to testify before a Senate subcommittee on national penitentiaries. During his...
Jul 13, 2022 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today
On July 8, 1970, President Richard Nixon announced support for H.R. 471 as the first element of his new Indian Policy. Passed with bipartisan support in the United States Congress, Nixon signed the bill into Public Law 91-550 on December 15, 1970, ending a 64-year...
Jul 13, 2022 | Exhibits, Nixon Today, Presidency
Nine presidents of the United States bore the burden of leadership during the Cold War. During that same period the Soviet Union was led by six different men. The actions of these leaders as they pursued a path to peace helped define the Cold War. Cold War: Soviets,...
Jul 8, 2022 | Communism, Exhibits, News, Soviet Union
Russia, NATO, war—these topics dominate the modern news headlines. These current global events make the Nixon Library’s new special exhibit timely and relevant as it transports visitors behind the Iron Curtain to the height of the Cold War. On July 4th, the Nixon...
