Sep 5, 2017 | Artifacts, Domestic Policy
President Nixon with comedian Bob Hope. After calling into Hope’s telethon for Hurricane Camille support, Nixon championed the comprehensive Disaster Relief Act of 1970. (Photo Credit: AP) Hitting the coast of Mississippi in August of 1969 and sweeping through...
Sep 2, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation on Progress Toward Peace in Vietnam April 20, 1970 [youtube https://youtu.be/uLb41zttEn8] Good evening, my fellow Americans: I have requested this television and radio time tonight to give you a progress report on our plan to bring a just peace...
Sep 2, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia April 7, 1971 [youtube https://youtu.be/nGfKyzfJNKE] Good evening my fellow Americans. Over the past several weeks you have heard a number of reports on TV, radio, and in your newspapers on the situation in...
Sep 2, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation About a New Initiative for Peace in Southeast Asia October 7, 1970 [youtube https://youtu.be/gPnm_-eBqOI] Good evening, my fellow Americans: Tonight I would like to talk to you about a major new initiative for peace. When I authorized operations...
Sep 2, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation on the Cambodian Sanctuary Operation June 3, 1970 [youtube https://youtu.be/jro9GV2otSk] Good evening, my fellow Americans: One month ago, I announced a decision ordering American participation with South Vietnamese forces in a series of...
Sep 2, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia April 30, 1970 [youtube https://youtu.be/lEzgBOcGIPo] Good evening my fellow Americans: Ten days ago, in my report to the Nation on Vietnam, I announced a decision to withdraw an additional 150,000 Americans...
