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When RN Met the Pope
President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon meet with Pope Paul VI on September 29, 1970. When the positions of the supreme Pontiff were so often met by the opportunistic ardor of both Republicans and Democrats, President Nixon sought audience with the Pope not as a...
“It Was Nixon Who Gave Life To The Civil Rights Act”
The favorable reviews accorded to Will Swift's Pat And Dick since its publication this month show that, almost four decades after President Nixon left office, not only are historians and biographers viewing his career in a new and favorable light, but writers in the...
RN’s Middle East Grand Strategy
After the numerically inferior forces of Israel defeated the Soviet-armed Egyptians and Syrians in less than a week of warfare in 1967, the Soviet Union escalated their rearming efforts among these key Arabian allies. While the United States wanted peace in the Middle...
MLK & RN: Creating a More Just Society
A version of this story ran Martin Luther King Day 2013: VP Nixon with MLK in 1957 “Let me say how deeply grateful all people of goodwill are to you for your assiduous labor and dauntless courage in seeking to make the Civil Rights Bill a reality,” were the words of...
Young Richard Nixon’s Fullerton Home Remembered
The Fullerton home where Richard Nixon lived with his aunt Carrie Wildermuth while he attended Fullerton Union High School was commemorated on January 9, marking RN's 101st birthday. Former California State Assemblyman Chris Norby led the effort to get the 92-year old...
A Young RN’s Autobiography
RN as a young boy. As we prepare for what is sure to be a wonderful celebration of Richard Nixon's 101st birthday anniversary this Saturday, January 11, nixonfoundation.org unveils a never before seen eighth grade school paper written by the former President himself....
The Most Misunderstood Presidential Marriage: Pat and Dick Nixon
The following is an excerpt from Pat and Dick: The Nixons, An Intimate Portrait of a Marriage written by Will Swift, a leading presidential biographer. Will Swift’s website is www.willswift.com You can see more about the book at:...
40 Years Ago – RN Signs the Endangered Species Act
On December 28, 1973, RN pledged to protect the nation's endangered species from extinction. The move was part of his sweeping environmental agenda which included the National Environmental Protection Act and the creation of the EPA, the Clean Air and Clean Water...
When the King Met the President
[easingsliderlite] Photos of RN meeting with Elvis Presley and band members in the Oval Office. On this day 43 years ago, Rock n' Roll royalty met the leader of the free world--two iconic figures, different in trade but similar in spirit--in an iconic event. The...
RN and the Fight Against Football Fatality and Injury
Documents from the archives of President Nixon’s personal file collection reveal the President’s personal interest in football fatalities and methods towards reducing such incidents, particularly as they occurred in interscholastic high school competition where...