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Celebrating President Nixon’s Birthday: Premiere of the New East Room West
January 9, 2020 at 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Celebrating President Nixon’s Birthday
Premiere of the New East Room West
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Free Library Admission — 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
11:00 AM: Presidential Wreath-Laying Ceremony
Laying of a wreath to honor the Memory of President Nixon sent from President Donald J. Trump
Keynote remarks by Rear Admiral Robert C. Nowakowski
Patriotic musical performances by Navy Band Southwest
Formal Presentation of the Colors by the Troy High School Navy JROTC Honor Guard
6:00 PM: Premiere Performance in the all-new White House East Room
Thanks to the generosity of Charlie and Ling Zhang, the Nixon Library’s iconic East Room has been completely renovated to enable top performance-quality shows, presentations and musical numbers. The New East Room West now boasts first-class audiovisual capabilities, a performance-worthy lighting system, new staging capabilities and custom-made presidential podium, restored wooden floors, shined draperies and new portraits replicating those in the White House.