Oct 10, 2023 | Foreign Policy, Middle East, Nixon Today
By the evening October 9, 1973, President Nixon ordered the commencement of Operation Nickel Grass, the American airlift to resupply the Israelis of military equipment lost in the war. Summary On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel to...
Aug 22, 2023 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today
Special Message for the 50th Anniversary of the DEA Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon’s Reorganization Plan No. 2 consolidated drug control efforts that had previously been spread out over multiple cabinet agencies and bureaus into one agency—the DEA. Learn...
Mar 29, 2023 | Nixon Today, Vietnam
On March 29, 1973, the last American combat troops left Vietnam. That evening, President Nixon addressed the American people from the Oval Office declaring, “Tonight, the day we have all worked and prayed for has finally come.” He goes on to say, “For the first time...
Mar 17, 2023 | Nixon and Celebrities, Nixon Today, Online Media
Throughout the Nixon Presidency, popular entertainers were invited to perform at the White House for special evenings in the East Room. As President Nixon describes in his memoirs, “Pat and I looked forward to the evenings of entertainment at the White House as much...
Mar 8, 2023 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today, Women's Affairs
“American women have made wide-ranging contributions to our country throughout its history…In medicine, science, law, education and every other profession, women have helped this country achieve unparalleled success.” President Richard Nixon A lasting legacy of...
Mar 3, 2023 | Nixon and Celebrities, Nixon Today
On March 3, 1973, President and Mrs. Nixon hosted “An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr.” at the White House.View the performance: During this White House visit, Sammy Davis Jr. offered to entertain at a gala to honor returning Vietnam Prisoners of War. On May 24, 1973,...
