Feb 15, 2017 | Domestic Policy, Exhibits, Nixon Today
Black History in the “Age of Nixon” As our nation celebrates Black History Month, the Richard Nixon Foundation presents a NEW online exhibit: Black History in the “Age of Nixon.” Working with iconic civil rights leaders including Martin Luther King, Jr....
Feb 8, 2017 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, Uncategorized
On January 9, 2003, the Richard Nixon Foundation awarded George Shultz with the Victory of Freedom Award, an award that honors outstanding leaders who have championed the cause of freedom and personify the 37th president’s principle of enlightened national...
Jan 24, 2017 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
Introduction President Nixon, though possessing the instincts and speaking the increasingly conservative language of the mainstream Republican Party all his life (his writings on domestic policy attest to this,) governed within the boundaries set by the New Deal....
Jan 15, 2017 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, Vice President Nixon
Today marks what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 88th birthday. Presidential historian Irv Gellman details King’s relationship with then Vice President Nixon in his very insightful and revealing book, The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower...
Dec 22, 2016 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
With the authorization of the Alaskan Oil Pipeline, Nixon successfully balanced the Nation’s energy needs with its newfound environmental consciousness. Despite an atmosphere of negativity surrounding the extraction of crude oil, the United States has greatly...
Oct 24, 2016 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, Vietnam
President Nixon signs two landmark bills to expand Veterans benefits on this day in 1972 On October 24, 1972 President Nixon signed into law two bills that significantly expanded Veterans benefits, ensuring that not only those who were returning home from Vietnam were...
