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Jennie Eisenhower Remembers Her Grandmother
In a piece for TIME Magazine, President and Mrs. Nixon's granddaughter, Jennie Eisenhower, shares memories of her grandmother Pat Nixon on Mother's Day. Remembering Pat Nixon, My Grandmother, This Mother’s Day She represented the U.S. with dignity, warmth, spirit and...
10 Things You Need to Know About Nixon the Congressman
1. Richard Nixon won his first congressional election in 1946, where he defeated incumbent New Deal Democrat Jerry Voorhis in California’s 12th district. This would be the first of many political victories for Nixon; he also won political elections in the years 1950,...
46 Years Ago – RN Announces Cambodia Incursion
On the evening of April 30, 1970, President Nixon announced that the United States was going to attack North Vietnamese and Vietcong sanctuaries which were threatening allies from the Vietnamese-Cambodian border:Tonight, American and South Vietnamese units will attack...
Behind the Scenes of Apollo 13
Apollo 13 lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida as an audience watches. On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13—manned by Commander James A. Lovell, Command Module pilot John L. Swigert, and Lunar Module pilot Fred W. Haise-- launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape...
President Nixon and Title IX
As UConn and Syracuse face off tonight in the 2016 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, we look back on President Nixon's signing of Title IX.As a result of the groundbreaking law, any school that receives federal funds - from elementary to university level - must...
A Final Salute to General Eisenhower
This week marks 47 years since the passing of one of the greatest Americans -- Dwight “Ike” D. Eisenhower. A man revered for his love of family and country, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II achieved throughout his life the highest of honors...
Presidents Nixon and Truman: Reconciliation at the Truman Library
Richard Nixon playing the "Missouri Waltz" at the dedication of the Harry Truman Presidential Library and Museum, March 21, 1969. Courtesy of the Truman Presidential Library and Museum. "Powerful ideological differences cannot always be bridged with personal...
Statement on the Passing of Mrs. Reagan
Governor and Mrs. Reagan with their friends President and Mrs. Nixon at La Casa Pacifica in San Clemente. Offer Your Condolences to the Reagan Family at the Nixon Library The Richard Nixon Foundation invites the public in the Orange County area to visit the Nixon...
The Burden of Bretton Woods
“Only a truly convincing shift to new policies of prudence and restraint can accomplish this all-important objective.” — Richard Nixon, 1968 Campaign When President Nixon took office in 1969, inflation, excessive balance of payments deficits and a...
Remembering Hubert Perry
Hubert Perry, longtime friend of Richard Nixon and enduring supporter of the Nixon Library, passed away Saturday, February 20, in Whittier, California. He was 102 years old.