7.12.1971 – RN Signs Emergency Employment Act

President Nixon signed the Emergency Employment Act on the 12th of July 1971. The act was aimed at alleviating the layoffs in the aerospace and defense related industries. The Emergency Employment Act would effectively create 150,000 jobs over the following two years...

7.11.1969 – RN Unveils Political Solution for Vietnam

Shortly after President Thieu of the Republic of Vietnam gave a speech proposing a fair political settlement in South Vietnam on July 11, 1969, President Nixon gave a statement in support of the South Vietnam leader’s plan to expedite peace in that “tortured land,” as...

7.10.1969 – RN Lays Groundwork for Health Reform

President Nixon spoke on his plan for an administrative and legislative initiative to improve health care in the nation. The quantity and quality of doctors, access to health care, and sufficient numbers of hospital beds were among the government’s greatest concerns....

7.9.1970 – RN Refocuses Government on the Environment

Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 transferred various functions relating to the atmosphere and oceans to the Secretary of Commerce and established a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce. This landmark initiative paved the way...

7.8.1970 – RN, The Native Americans’ Lincoln

“…the Indians are the most deprived and most isolated minority group in our nation. On virtually every scale of measurement — employment, income, education, health — the condition of the Indian people ranks at the bottom. — Richard Nixon Prior to...