Jan 23, 2023 | Foreign Policy, Nixon Today, Presidency, Vietnam
Three days after President Nixon’s second inauguration, he addressed the nation with this announcement: “we today have concluded an agreement to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam and in Southeast Asia.” “The Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring...
Jan 20, 2023 | Nixon Speeches, Nixon Today, Presidency
On January 20, 1973 Chief Justice Warren Burger administered the oath of office on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol for Richard Nixon’s second term as president. In his memoirs, President Nixon includes an excerpt from his diary on the day of the inauguration that...
Jan 1, 2023 | Nixon Today, Pat Nixon
On January 1, 1973, First Lady Pat Nixon participated in the Rose Bowl Parade as a Guest of Honor for the University of Southern California. This was a homecoming for Mrs. Nixon, an alumna who grew-up in Artesia, just twenty miles outside of Los Angeles. When asked...
Nov 7, 2022 | Nixon Speeches, Nixon Today, Presidency
By the summer of 1972, the Nixon administration had made great strides in domestic policy in addition to its historic foreign policy achievements in China, Russia and Vietnam. As a result, President Nixon was riding high in the polls throughout the year, and he was...
Oct 18, 2022 | Foreign Policy, Middle East, Nixon Today, Presidency
Shah of Iran’s Official State Visit in October 1969 Just two days after President Nixon’s inauguration, January 22, 1969, His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shahanshah of Iran, wrote a letter of congratulations to the new President. Included in this...
Sep 8, 2022 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today
1972-2022 50 years ago the floods caused by Hurricane Agnes devastated southwest New York and northeast Pennsylvania. One hundred and twenty eight people perished. Towns, farms, houses, jobs, as well as hopes and dreams were washed away over a weekend. This is the...