Sep 14, 2023 | News, Nixon Biographies, Post-Presidential Years, Presidency
Nixon Biographer Jonathan Aitken returned to Yorba Linda yesterday to share new Nixon stories and reflections gleaned from writing his book Nixon: A Life, first published in 1993. As a non-American biographer who had cooperation from President Nixon while writing his...
Feb 2, 2023 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today, Presidency, Reports
President Nixon signing the 1973 State of the Union Address at his Oval Office desk while Domestic Council officials and staff stand nearby. In a few days, you will have the chance for a live viewing of President Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress. In...
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 12, 2023 | Domestic Policy, News, Presidency
In the first month of Richard Nixon’s presidency, an oil spill occurred off the coast of Santa Barbara, CA, placing an emphasis on the need for environmental legislation. Bestselling author and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley came to the Nixon Library this...
Dec 1, 2022 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Legacy Forums, Presidency
Nixon Legacy Forum: Laying the Foundation for the Modern Presidency⸺Reorganization Plan 2 of 1970 As part of the Nixon Legacy Forum, former members of the Nixon White House staff recently held a virtual panel to discuss the actions taken early in the Nixon...
