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Nixon Administration Official Pat Hitt Dies at 87
Patricia Reilly Hitt, longtime political and civic volunteer, public official and a pioneer for women in politics and government, died peacefully Monday afternoon, January 9, at her home on Balboa Island of natural causes. As national co-chair of the 1968 Nixon...
When Night Fell In Indochina
By Bruce Herschensohn On April 30, 1975, Saigon's name was changed to Ho Chi Minh City. Within hours, the American Embassy had been ransacked and left in ruins. Up to a million residents were forcibly moved to the countryside. So-called New Economic Zones (NEZ's) and...
Richard Nixon on “Inside Washington”
[youtube https://youtu.be/o2mhvEuGHLI] March 30, 1992: Former President Richard Nixon joined Richard Allen and Dho Young-shim on a premiere edition of "Inside Washington" on the Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS).
President Nixon’s Farewell to the White House Staff
[youtube https://youtu.be/32GaowQnGRw] August 9, 1974: President Nixon bids farewell to the White House staff.
President Nixon’s Resignation Speech
[youtube https://youtu.be/IwQMpSxRPvc] August 8, 1974: Richard Nixon resigns the presidency.
An Evening at the White House with Merle Haggard
[youtube https://youtu.be/EylEuU5x6TU] March 17, 1973: A special evening with country music legend Merle Haggard in the East Room of the White House. Includes performances and a reading of a poem Haggard wrote for First Lady Pat Nixon on the occasion of her birthday....
State of the Union 1972
[youtube https://youtu.be/BKfGtzPKKYw] January 20, 1972: President Nixon delivers the annual State of the Union Address to Congress.
President Nixon Discusses Energy Policy
[youtube https://youtu.be/uRCib2l6TuY] September 26, 1971: President Nixon gives remarks at the Atomic Energy Agency's Hanford Works nuclear site in Richland, Washington, and outlines his administration's plan to develop cleaner, renewable, and more plentiful sources...
Remarks on Signing a Bill Establishing the Lincoln Home National Historic Site
[youtube https://youtu.be/Edo_cP3S890] On August 18, 1971, President Nixon signed a bill establishing the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois.
The Challenge of Peace – President Nixon’s Address to the Nation on A New Economic Policy
[youtube https://youtu.be/ye4uRvkAPhA] On August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon addressed the nation on the topic of a new economic policy. What followed is now known as the "Nixon Shock."