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Troopathon Raises Over Half-a-Million in Care Packages
Move America Forward hosted its fourth 4th annual troopathon at the Nixon Library on Thursday, raising a total of $507,843 in care packages which will be sent to troops serving overseas. Webcast live from the Library's magnificent East Room, guests - appearing in...
6.22.1970: RN Signs the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
On 22 June 1970, President Nixon signed into law several amendments to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, despite his reservations regarding one amendment in particular: the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 included an amendment that lowered the voting age to 18 for...
6.24.1974: RN Signs the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act
On 24 June 1974, President Nixon issued a statement about the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, a bill meant to improve water quality for both United States and Mexico residents of the Colorado River basin. Since the early 1960s, various development projects...
6.20.1972 – RN Issues Statement on Success of International Environment Conference
Historically, the environment had never been a major concern of U.S. presidents. With the exception of Theodore Roosevelt, no twentieth-century president had taken an interest in environmental issues until President Nixon. During RN’s presidency, the environment was...
NY Times Features RN Grandson’s Wedding
Cara Buckley writes in the Times "Style" section: Both come from families steeped in politics. Mr. Cox, now 32, is the only child of Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward F. Cox. His father, a member of an old New York family, is a lawyer and the chairman of the New York...
6.15.1972 – RN Briefs Congressional Officials on Arms Reduction
After the SALT talks with the Soviet Union in May 1972, President Nixon returned to the United States to encourage the congressional ratification of this agreement in June of that year. RN appeared before five congressional committees in order to make a few remarks...
6.13.1971 – Letter to the Secretary of Labor on Employment Opportunities for Returning Vietnam-era Veterans
As President Nixon gradually withdrew increasing numbers of troops from Vietnam in the course of his first term, he became aware of the unique problems of civilian reintegration faced by Vietnam-era veterans. One of the most serious obstacles faced by veterans upon...
6.9.1972 – RN Commends French in Joint Cancer Effort
During his presidency, Richard Nixon made great strides in the fight against cancer, an issue which he felt was very important. In 1971 he signed the National Cancer Act, which allocated more resources to the National Cancer Institute and which is generally considered...
6.8.1970 – Statement About the Earthquake in Peru
On 8 June 1970, in the wake of an earthquake that devastated the South American nation of Peru on May 31st, President Nixon issued a statement expressing the concern and compassion of the American people for the victims this natural disaster. Describing the aid...
The Wrong Animal
FDR had Fala. RN had Checkers. Anthony Weiner has a couple of cats, to which he referred with a term that has a double meaning. Bad move: one study suggests that dog people outnumber cat people by nearly four to one. Note to the Congressman from The Great Survivor:...