May 31, 2022 | Foreign Policy, Middle East, Nixon Today
Immediately following a historic trip to the Soviet Union, President Nixon visited the Iranian capital of Tehran. The two-day visit featured a full-itinerary including a state dinner hosted by The Imperial Majesties The Shahanshah and Shahbanu, a wreath-laying at Tomb...
May 31, 2022 | News, Pat Nixon, Uncategorized
The First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE) hosted a virtual program on the far-reaching achievements of Pat Nixon. The program “Pat Nixon: Unheralded First Lady” was hosted by FLARE Vice President Nancy Kegan Smith and featured presentations from...
May 23, 2022 | Nixon Today, Soviet Union
On the heels of a historic visit to China in February, President Nixon made another historic first in May 1972 by becoming the first U.S. President to visit Moscow. This was part of Nixon’s grand strategy of foreign policy centered on Triangular Diplomacy—seizing on...
May 13, 2022 | Artifacts, Nixon Today, Pat Nixon
May 15th marks the 50th Anniversary of First Lady Pat Nixon’s debut of the newly refurbished Blue Room. The Blue Room was returned to its original French Empire style inspired by the French Bellangé suite of furniture President James Monroe purchased for the room in...
May 13, 2022 | In Memoriam, News
Robert “Bud” McFarlane, National Security Advisor to President Reagan and military assistant to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during the Nixon administration, passed away May 12, 2022, in Lansing, Mich. He was 84. “Everyone at the Nixon Foundation is saddened by...
