Jun 12, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
Patricia “Tricia” Nixon and Edward Finch Cox 43 years ago today, President Nixon’s eldest daughter Patricia “Tricia” Nixon married Edward Finch Cox. Mindful of her father’s recommendation, Tricia decided to have her wedding at the...
Jun 11, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
To President Richard M. Nixon, “Baseball’s Number One Fan.” Featured at the Nixon Presidential Library’s “Play Ball: Presidents and Baseball” exhibit is a gift President Nixon received from Major League Baseball Commissioner Bowie...
Jun 10, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
Several overtures made by the United States and the Chinese in 1971 culminated in President Nixon’s journey to China in 1972. Having already given several subtle indications that the United States demonstrated genuine interest in establishing more normal...
Jun 9, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
First Lady Pat Nixon embraces homeless children during her visit to earthquake ravaged areas in Peru, June 1970. On June 8, 1970, President Nixon delivered a statement about the devastating earthquake that struck Peru a week prior on May 31. In the statement, the...
Jun 9, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
State Department telegram transmitting President Nixon’s message to President Pompidou of France, June 9, 1972. The War on Cancer in America began when President Nixon, in his State of the Union address of January 22, 1971, announced to Congress and the American...
Jun 8, 2014 | News, The New Nixon
President Nixon and President Thieu address the media following their discussion of Vietnam strategy. On June 8, 1969 President Nixon met with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu at Midway to discuss the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam and U.S....
