Aug 5, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, Pre-Presidential Years, Republican Party, Vice President Nixon
In 1921, Alice Paul of the National Women’s Party drafted the Equal Rights Amendment for constitutional gender equality. The original version read: Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction....
Jun 7, 2013 | China, Foreign Policy, Library & Foundation, News Media, Nixon Today, Pat Nixon, Republican Party, The New Nixon, The Nixons, Vice President Nixon
RN and PN with Walter and Leonore Annenberg at La Casa Pacifica in 1969. No it would not, on two counts; first, that it was RN’s diplomatic appointment of Annenberg that began his foreign service and second that it was RN who, of course, opened the U.S. and western...
Mar 3, 2013 | News, Vice President Nixon
Yesterday, C-SPAN’s American History TV aired an unedited excerpt of RN’s 1991 interview with independent producer George Coburn about his recollections as Vice President to President Eisenhower. RN discussed Ike’s leadership and the 34th...
Feb 19, 2013 | Kitchen Debate, News, Vice President Nixon
As apart of the opening tour of the Richard Nixon Centennial exhibit, Patriot. President. Peacemaker Friday, youngsters from the local Boys and Girls Club learned about Vice President Nixon’s trip to Moscow in 1959, and his face-off with Soviet Premier Nikita...
Jul 24, 2012 | News, The New Nixon, Vice President Nixon
The challenge facing Mitt Romney right now is a challenge every presidential candidate has faced: the selection of a running mate. President Nixon had the unique experience of being on five presidential tickets: nominated twice as Vice President, and selecting three...
Sep 23, 1959 | Communism, Kitchen Debate, Nixon TV, Soviet Union, Vice President Nixon
[youtube https://youtu.be/XRgOz2x9c08] September 23, 1959: Vice President Nixon squares off with Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev.