Nov 19, 2023 | In Memoriam, News
Statement from Tricia Nixon Cox on behalf of the Nixon Family on the passing of First Lady Rosalynn Carter The Nixon Family is saddened by the passing of First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Over the course of her long and productive life, she worked tirelessly on...
Oct 21, 2023 | In Memoriam, News
Colonel John V. “Jack” Brennan, the first White House Marine Military Aide to the President of the United States, post-presidential Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon, and longtime, close Nixon friend and confidant, passed away on October 20, 2023 at the age of...
Aug 28, 2023 | In Memoriam, News
Remembering Josie Abplanalp The Richard Nixon Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of Josephine “Josie” Abplanalp. Mrs. Abplanalp and her husband, Bob, were steadfast and devoted friends of the Nixon family for many decades. Over the course of her...
Aug 21, 2023 | Foundation News, In Memoriam, News
It is with great sadness we report that Marjorie “Marje” Acker passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023 in San Diego at the age of 95. Marje Acker was a longtime staff assistant to Richard Nixon, beginning as a secretary to Senator Nixon in 1951, working on the 1952...
Dec 19, 2022 | In Memoriam, News
Frank Shakespeare with President Richard Nixon, William F. Buckley and Henry Kissinger in 1970. Ambassador Frank Shakespeare, a key member of Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign team and communications adviser in the White House, passed away on December 14 at...
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...
