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...
Aug 22, 2022 | Nixon Speeches, Nixon Today, Pat Nixon, Presidency, Republican Party
The American Dream Come True— 50th Anniversary of the 1972 Republican National Convention The 1972 Republican National Convention was held August 21-23 in Miami Beach, Florida. In a historic event on the opening night, First Lady Pat Nixon was introduced by actor...
Aug 10, 2022 | Nixon Speeches, Nixon Today, Republican Party
August 10th marks the 148th birthday of President Herbert Hoover. He is the earliest president with a presidential library in the National Archives system and, like the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, it is built near the site of his birthplace and...
Jul 26, 2022 | Nixon and Celebrities, Nixon Today, Pop Culture, Presidency
Fifty years ago, President Nixon and country music star Johnny Cash met in the Oval Office to discuss prison reform. Earlier that day, July 26, 1972, Cash joined two former inmates to testify before a Senate subcommittee on national penitentiaries. During his...
