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President Nixon, “Baseball’s Number One Fan”
To President Richard M. Nixon, "Baseball's Number One Fan." Featured at the Nixon Presidential Library's "Play Ball: Presidents and Baseball" exhibit is a gift President Nixon received from Major League Baseball Commissioner Bowie K. Kuhn. On July 22, 1969, the...
6.10.1971 – White House Announces End to U.S.-China Trade Embargo
Several overtures made by the United States and the Chinese in 1971 culminated in President Nixon's journey to China in 1972. Having already given several subtle indications that the United States demonstrated genuine interest in establishing more normal relations...
Pat Nixon Launches Humanitarian Effort in Peru
First Lady Pat Nixon embraces homeless children during her visit to earthquake ravaged areas in Peru, June 1970. On June 8, 1970, President Nixon delivered a statement about the devastating earthquake that struck Peru a week prior on May 31. In the statement, the...
6.9.1972 – President Nixon Praises France for Effort in Fight Against Cancer
State Department telegram transmitting President Nixon's message to President Pompidou of France, June 9, 1972. The War on Cancer in America began when President Nixon, in his State of the Union address of January 22, 1971, announced to Congress and the American...
President Nixon and President Thieu Meet at Midway Island, June 8, 1969
President Nixon and President Thieu address the media following their discussion of Vietnam strategy. On June 8, 1969 President Nixon met with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu at Midway to discuss the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam and U.S....
President Nixon Makes D-Day Proclamation
As today marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasions of Normandy, the New Nixon Blog rewinds to 1969, when President Nixon issued a proclamation on the 25th anniversary of D-Day. Read the full proclamation below: Proclamation 3915 D-Day Twenty-Fifth Anniversary...
6.5.1974 – President Nixon Addresses Naval Academy Graduates
An elated United States Naval Academy graduate after receiving his diploma. President Nixon watches in amusement. On June 5, 1974, President Nixon addressed the graduating class of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Having been the first class to...
6.5.69 – President Nixon Announces Nomination of Donald E. Johnson to be Administrator of Veterans Affairs
President Nixon announces Donald E. Johnson as his nominee for Administrator of Veterans Affairs on the lawn of the Newporter Inn - June 5, 1969. On the morning of June 5, 1969, prior to his departure for Hawaii in preparation for the Midway Island talks with...
Nixon and Reagan: Leaders of a Bygone Era
Today--June 5, 2014--marks the 10th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's passing. Nixonfoundation.org celebrates the late leader's legacy with a photographic collection that gives visual credence to his and President Richard Nixon's close relationship....
6.4.1969—RN Addresses the Air Force Academy Commencement Exercises in Colorado Springs
Before the President’s address at the Air Force Academy Commencement at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, the Nixon family watches a flyover by the Air Force’s Thunder Bird team. The F-4E Phantoms of the Thunderbird team at Falcon Stadium. On June 4, 1969, President...