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Richard Nixon and Hispanic Heritage
President Nixon with Martin Castillo, Chairman of the Interagency Community for Mexican American Affairs--as it was called in early 1969--Hank Queveda, its Executive Director, and Uraldo Palmares. President Nixon with members of the Advisory Council of the Cabinet...
9.8.73 – Remarks About the Nation’s Energy Policy
President Nixon holds a meeting in the White House Cabinet Room with several senior advisors to discuss energy on September 8, 1973. Attendees at the meeting included John A. Love, Roy Ash, Charles DiBona, Bryce Harlow, Deane Hinton, Henry Kissinger, Melvin Laird,...
The Berlin Agreement
Richard Nixon at the East-West border of Berlin in 1963, showing his papers to an East German officer for entry into East Berlin. Before President Nixon took office, stalemate defined the condition of East-West negotiations. A slight reprieve in the stalemate...
RN and Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis, Jr. was master of ceremonies for the entertainment portion of the Young Voters Rally at the Miami Marine Stadium. (Photo: UPI) 42 years ago today, without referring to notes, President Nixon spoke to a crowd of young voters at a rally in Miami, Florida on...
President Nixon’s State Visit to Mexico-8.20.1970
President Nixon sits down with President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz of Mexico to discuss matters of mutual interest between the neighboring nations. On this day 44 years ago, President Nixon traveled to Puerto Vallarta to begin his first official state visit to Mexico. A year...
8.18.1971-The Historic Lincoln Home
President Nixon gives remarks to representatives of Springfield, Illinois before signing a bill establishing the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. President Nixon in the Old State Capitol Building of Springfield, Illinois signing H.R. 9798, a bill establishing the...
The Challenge of Peace: President Nixon’s New Economic Policy
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye4uRvkAPhA] The Challenge of a Peacetime Economy "The time has come for a new economic policy," insisted President Nixon in an address to the nation on August 15 1971. "It targets unemployment, inflation, and international...
Farewell, Candlestick
Vice President Nixon and Mayor of San Francisco, George Christopher, observe construction of Candlestick Park on June 12 of 1959. Candlestick Park, the workhorse stadium that housed both the San Francisco 49ers and Giants, will host its final event tonight--in grand...
A Grand Salute to the Apollo 11 Astronauts
Apollo 11 State Dinner from Richard Nixon Foundation on Vimeo. President Nixon and the astronauts of Apollo 11. From left to right: Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, President Nixon, and Neil Armstrong. On August 13, 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 kicked off a 45-day "Great...
Nixon and the Agricultural Frontier
President Nixon and his Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Lauer Butz. In one of many of Richard Nixon's campaign addresses on the American economy, the Presidential candidate addressed the necessity of reforming the nation's abused agricultural system in a speech...