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Cdr. Alvarez shot down 50 years ago today
On this day in 1964, Ensign Everett Alvarez was shot down amid Operation Pierce Arrow, President Johnson’s response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the beginning of U.S. Air operations over North Vietnam and Southeast Asia. An A-4 Skyhawk pilot, Alvarez was one of...
7.28.1973 – Skylab 3 Mission Commences
It appeared that manned space flight was in its golden age during the Nixon presidency, as all but three manned space flights of the Apollo program were completed during President Nixon's first term. Yet another NASA initiative was launched during RN's second term:...
Another Lunar Anniversary
July 20th was the forty-fifth anniversary of the very first moon landing, but this milestone was only a small part of the extensive success of the Apollo program, most of which was carried out during Richard Nixon’s presidency. The program was proposed by Canadian...
One Month, Two Journeys, and What People Said About Them
This month marks the anniversaries of two of the greatest events of President Nixon’s first administration. 43 years before this July 15th, President Nixon announced his intention to visit China – a dramatic beginning of one of the most important diplomatic ventures...
Distinguished Service Medal: General John P. McConnell
President Nixon presents the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal to General John P. McConnell, July 17 1969. The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal recognizes exceptional meritorious achievements in a duty of great responsibility. General John P. McConnell, who...
Honoring the Apollo 11 Mission
Apollo XI aims skyward into the realm of heavens, July 16 1969. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mt9znatmyQ] Apollo 11 Launch Following the successful Translunar Injection of Apollo 11 as it exited Earth's orbit, President Nixon released a proclamation...
7.15.71 – The Nixon Shock
The term "Nixon Shock" is generally made in reference to the August 15, 1971 speech in which President Nixon announced he would take the nation off the gold standard. But only one month prior there was an earlier Nixon shock, one which sparked lasting change around...
President Nixon Announces Trip to China
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger arrive in Burbank, California for the day's major announcement. President Nixon prepares to deliver his groundbreaking announcement in an NBC studio in Burbank. When Henry Kissinger touched down in San Clemente on July 13 of 1971...
7.14.70-President Nixon’s Meeting with Governors of the Appalachian States
President Nixon attends the Appalachian Regional Governors Conference in Louisville, Kentucky on July 14 1970. "We are trying to bring the government to the people," President Nixon said to a group of 11 Governors from the Appalachian Regional Commission of States....
7.10.74-President Nixon Receives French Gift for the American Bicentennial Celebration
President Nixon, with French Ambassador Jacques Kosciusko-Horizet, receives a letter written by President Valery Giscard d'Estaing of France, July 10 1974. On July 10 1974, President Nixon met with the French Ambassador to the United States Jacques Kosciusko-Horizet...