Nixon Today
Rest In Peace, George McGovern: 1922-2012
Just before dawn this morning, former Senator George McGovern died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of ninety. Senator McGovern had been in gradually declining health for the last year or so, and three months ago had the bitter task of burying his son Steven,...
America’s Royal Couple
I had read on this Website that David and Julie Eisenhower would appear at the National Book Festival on Washington DC’s Mall Saturday, September 22. So I went over to say hi and to get them to sign their book “Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D....
9.4.1970 – The Flag Flies High
On September 4, 1970, President Nixon -- on the advice of his wife -- issued a presidential proclamation mandating that the American flag that flies high over the White House is to fly 24 hours a day, seven days a week -- regardless of whether or not the President is...
Celebrating Pat Nixon Day
Parades, flags, ceremonies -- a wonderful homecoming no doubt. On August 2, 1960 thousands gathered to celebrate Pat Nixon Day in the state of Nevada -- most prominently, Pat Nixon. RN happened to be in the middle of a presidential campaign when this festival was...
Working For The Elder Statesman
At the Nixon Library last week, Fox News star Monica Crowley gave an exclusive talk on working for President Nixon as his foreign policy assistant from 1990 to 1994: Jonathan Movroydis is the Director of Communications at the Richard Nixon Foundation.
7.19.1990 – Homecoming
On a hot California summer day in 1990, 50,000 friends and well-wishers – including four Presidents and their First Ladies – gathered to dedicate a facility to one of their own. They were joined by a full roster of diplomatic officials and members of Congress, as well...
Ed Nixon Tours Pat Nixon Centennial Exhibit
Continuing the celebration of First Lady Pat Nixon’s 100th birthday, Edward Nixon, the youngest brother of President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon’s brother-in-law, made a special visit to Yorba Linda to tour the widely-praised Pat Nixon Centennial Exhibit. He recalls meeting...
The Hiss Case — Still Relevant
It was the case that first introduced Richard Nixon, then a first-term congressman from California, to the national political stage sixty-four years ago. It made all of his subsequent political success possible. It also planted seeds of animosity toward him on the...
Fox Recalls the Lasting Impact of Pat Nixon at Friendship Park
Fox News recently highlighted the work of Border Encuentro, a grassroots bi-national border group which advocates bringing Mexican and American people together at the border in San Diego to meet, play games, and share common interests. As the report notes, that is...
First Lady Pat Nixon: Ambassador of Goodwill, featuring Julie Eisenhower
April 5, 2012: As part of the Pat Nixon Centennial year, daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Presidential aides discuss Mrs. Nixon's work as the nation's Ambassador of Goodwill. Nixon administration veterans included Col. Jack Brennan, former Marine Corps Aide to the...