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Douglas Brinkley Reflects on President Nixon’s Environmental Legacy
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 week...
President Nixon’s 110th Birthday Celebration
On January 9, the Richard Nixon Foundation commemorated President Nixon’s 110th birthday with a wreath laying ceremony at the memorials of the President and First Lady. Captain Jessica O’Brien, commanding officer at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach presented the...
Announcing a Partnership with The Gilder Lehrman Institute to Provide Teacher Training in American Civics
The Richard Nixon Foundation announces a partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute to host a summer teacher seminar for K–12 teachers to participate in a weeklong professional development event on-site at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba...
Watch a Holiday Message from Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien
Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien, Chairman of the Richard Nixon Foundation Board of Directors, extends holiday greetings in this message celebrating 2022 and looking ahead to the new year.
Read Key Takeaways and Recommendations from the 2022 Grand Strategy Summit
On November 10 and 11, national security experts and strategists gathered at the Grand Strategy Summit in Washington, DC, to formulate an American foreign policy strategy that can apply to all parts of the world and called for a return to the principles of the...
Remembering Frank Shakespeare
Frank Shakespeare with President Richard Nixon, William F. Buckley and Henry Kissinger in 1970.Ambassador Frank Shakespeare, a key member of Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign team and communications adviser in the White House, passed away on December 14 at...
Nixon National Cancer Conference Examines Cancer Research Breakthroughs with a Patient-centric Point of View
On December 7 and 8, noted clinicians, researchers, journalists, NCI-designated cancer center directors, patients, patient advocates, ethicists, medical professionals and public health officials gathered for the second annual Nixon National Cancer Conference at the...
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 administration that laid the foundation for the modern presidency. Panelists:Ed Harper, Domestic Council...
Nixon Library Announces Gingerbread House Competition Showcasing Local Bakeries
In 1969, First Lady Pat Nixon established the treasured holiday tradition of displaying a gingerbread house in the White House. The original house, created by Assistant Executive Chef Hans Raffert, was a traditional German A-frame style house that weighed 40 pounds....
Nixon National Cancer Conference to Examine Cancer Research Breakthroughs from the Patient Perspective
Inspired by the success of the first Nixon National Cancer Conference in 2021, the Richard Nixon Foundation has announced the second annual conference will be held at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum on December 7 and 8, 2022. Top clinicians,...