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Now More Than Ever
The four words above would be familiar to many who were around in the summer and fall of 1972. They were emblazoned on countless buttons distributed by Republican campaign offices around the country to promote the thirty-seventh President's re-election: in red letters...
The Road To “Sock It…To Me?”
Paul Keyes, who died in 2004 at the age of 79, was a comedy writer best known for heading the staffs that scripted the Tonight Show during Jack Paar's years hosting it, and that quintessential product of the late 1960s Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. He also was a...
Forty Years After The “Nixon Shock”
When the month of August is thought of in connection with Richard Nixon's Presidency, usually his resignation is the first thing that comes to mind. But August 15 will mark another anniversary - forty years since RN took to the airwaves to inform the nation that his...
President Ford’s Thoughtful Words About The Pardon
In another few days, thirty-seven years will have passed since the resignation of the thirty-seventh President. The recent passing of Betty Ford has reminded Rachel Patron, a writer for the Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Sun-Sentinel, of the example of courage and...
“The Making Of The President” On DVD
Between 1961 and 1973, the late journalist Theodore H. White published four books about the Presidential elections from 1960 to 1972. The first of these, The Making Of The President 1960, about the contest between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, won the Pulitzer...
Just Released: Summer 2011 Newsletter
The Foundation’s quarterly newsletter was just mailed to its members, friends and supporters with announcements on upcoming activities and reports on recent events. It is also available online, read it now below! RN Newsletter Summer 2011
7.24.1969 – Apollo 11 Astronauts Return from the Moon
In July of 1969, the world watched in wonder as the United States of America became the first nation to put a man on the moon. The progress of the Apollo 11 lunar mission captivated the hearts and imaginations of the American people in particular, including President...
“All in the Family”
Although saying that "All in the Family" was a fun show, an article in the International Business Times notes its shortcomings as sociology: Archie Bunker claimed he was Republican, as reflected by his admiration of President Richard Nixon; and later President Ronald...
Gallery: Celebrating 21 years
The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace opened its doors 21 years ago, to 50,000 friends and well wishers. Four Presidents and First Ladies were on hand for the dedication, held outdoors in the California summer to welcome Orange County’s most famous son back home....
Video: Laura Ingraham Talks New Bestseller
“I didn’t adopt my children to be adopted by American pop culture,” Fox News contributor and radio talk show star Laura Ingraham told a packed crowd in the Nixon Library’s White House East Room. “It is the cult of celebrity that is now setting the norms for all of us....