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Cambodian New Year Celebrated at Nixon Library
Hundreds came to celebrate the coming of the Cambodia New Year Friday in the East Room of the Nixon Library where events included traditional dances by performers from the Khmer Arts Academy, remarks by author and political commentator Bruce Herschensohn, and a...
Foundation Hosts U.S. Archivist, Assistant Archivist
Coinciding with the opening of the NARA Watergate exhibit, the Nixon Foundation hosted a luncheon today to honor the Archivist of the United States, Mr. David S. Ferriero, as well as the Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries, Ms. Sharon Fawcett. Prior to...
Remarks by U.S. Archivist David Ferriero on Watergate Exhibit
U.S. Archivist David Ferriero's remarks at the Watergate exhibit press preview on March 31: Good morning, everyone. It’s a pleasure to welcome you all here to the Richard Nixon Library to view the new Watergate Gallery. A test of a nation’s commitment to transparency...
Statement on Opening of Watergate Gallery
Statement by Ronald H. Walker,Chairman of the Board The Richard Nixon Foundation March 31, 2011 Nearly 40 years after President Nixon left office, Watergate remains a controversial and much-studied subject. It is however, just one chapter in the enormously...
Remarks by Assistant U.S. Archivist Sharon Fawcett on Watergate Exhibit
Assistant U.S. Archivist Sharon Fawcett's remarks at the Watergate exhibit press preview on March 31: Good Morning. I’m Sharon Fawcett and I am the Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries. I want to welcome all of you – students, docents, staff, and the press -...
Watergate at the Nixon Library Timeline
The following is a timeline showing the history of the Watergate exhibit at the Nixon Library:
The Draft of the Original Watergate Exhibit
When the Nixon Library opened in July 1990, the single largest exhibit devoted to one subject was Watergate. The exhibit presented President Nixon's perspective on Watergate, 16 years after he left office. It remained in place for 17 years, until it was removed in...
NARA’s Watergate Exhibit Opens this Week
The new Watergate Gallery created by the National Archives opens Thursday, March 31, 2011. The Richard Nixon Foundation was asked to comment on a draft of the exhibit’s text. The Foundation’s response to NARA’s request was sent to Assistant Archivist for...
The Children’s Water Education Festival Returns to Nixon Library
Thousands of Orange County youngsters and their teachers visited the Nixon Library on Wednesday for the 15th annual Orange County Children's Water Education Festival. Brought to the Nixon Library by the leadership of Congressman Gary Miller, the two day event - which...
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Nixon!
Today, Pat Nixon would have turned 99. As was her custom, however, she would have marked the occasion tomorrow – on St. Patrick’s Day. As to why, her father, Will Ryan, once explained it to her brother, Bill: “Well, she was there in the morning, my St. Patrick’s...