The Challenge of Peace – President Nixon’s Address to the Nation on A New Economic Policy

Aug 15, 1971 | News, Nixon Speeches, Nixon TV, Vietnam

[youtube https://youtu.be/ye4uRvkAPhA] On August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon addressed the nation on the topic of a new economic policy. What followed is now known as the “Nixon Shock.”

President Nixon Announces China Trip

Jul 15, 1971 | China, Nixon Speeches, Nixon TV

[youtube https://youtu.be/4KqxzkMPRcQ] July 15, 1971: President Nixon announces his intention to accept an invitation to visit the People’s Republic of China.

President Nixon Certifies the 26th Amendment

Jul 5, 1971 | News, Nixon Speeches, Nixon TV

[youtube https://youtu.be/_Fp0RZme39A] July 5, 1971: The President spoke at 3:32 p.m. in the East Room at the White House and signed the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The “Young Americans in Concert” program was sponsored by the...

The Marriage of Patricia Nixon and Edward Finch Cox

Jun 12, 1971 | Nixon TV, The Nixons

[youtube https://youtu.be/0yYlIp9tHDU] June 12, 1971: Footage and commentary of the White House Rose Garden Wedding Ceremony, produced by the Naval Photographic Center.

Toast to Premier Chou En-Lai

Feb 21, 1971 | Nixon TV

[youtube https://youtu.be/Ni38rNeo-ZU] February 21, 1972: President Nixon, on the first day of his historic trip to China, toasts Premier Chou en-Lai