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President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon welcome Leonid Brezhnev to the White House, June 18, 1973. On June 18, 1973 Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev landed at Andrews Air Force base to participate in the second Soviet Summit of the Nixon Presidency. In his...

President Nixon and King Hussein of Jordan participate in arrival ceremonies as they observe Jordanian troops, June 17, 1974. On this day 40 years ago, President Nixon touched down via Air Force One at Amman Airport in Jordan, marking the first time a United States...

  President Nixon, as he prepares for his speech to the nation on America's economic situation, June 17, 1970. 44 years ago today, President Nixon addressed a nation teetering on the edge of economic depression. Unemployment in 1970 had increased, the consumer...

President Nixon presents the White House Fellows of 1969-1970 in the White House State Dining Room, June 16, 1969. On June 16, 1969, President Nixon announced his appointments of the White House Fellows for the class of 1969-1970. Established just 5 years prior, the...

President Nixon toasts President Katzir of Israel and former Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir in the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament Building-June 16, 1974. 40 years ago today, President Nixon became the first American President to visit Israel. His trip was a...

Onlookers and supporters at a train station as Presidents Nixon and Sadat ride toward Alexandria on June 13, 1974. On June 13, President Nixon and President Sadat answered questions from the press on an open railway carriage traveling from Cairo to Alexandria. While...

President Nixon toasting President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Mrs. Sadat in the gardens of Qubba Palace on June 12, 1974. On his journey of peace to the Middle East in June of 1974, President Nixon made his first stop in Egypt, the country at the center of the Middle...

Patricia "Tricia" Nixon and Edward Finch Cox 43 years ago today, President Nixon's eldest daughter Patricia "Tricia" Nixon married Edward Finch Cox. Mindful of her father's recommendation, Tricia decided to have her wedding at the White House. She was the 8th daughter...

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...

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...