Happy St. Patrick`s Day!
On March 17, 1973, Country and Western star Merle Haggard headlined at the East Room in the White House. The performance included a celebration of First Lady Pat Nixon’s birthday. The event was described the next day in The New York Times with an article titled “Merle Haggard Sings at Mrs. Nixon’s Party.”
After performing some of his greatest hits, Mr. Haggard remarked, “I don’t exactly know what to say except I know this will probably be the greatest evening of my life.” He went on to recite a poem that he wrote specifically for the First Lady’s birthday.
The President and First Lady both wore green for St. Patrick’s Day but the President’s festive attire was unplanned as described by his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower in her book Pat Nixon: The Untold Story:
"Early that morning on his way to the Oval Office, my father had admired footman (the archaic title for the men who assisted the White House ushers) Freddie Mayfield’s wide, kelly-green bow tie. Impulsively, he asked Freddie if he would mind trading neckwear for the evening. At 8 P.M. when the President greeted his guests at an evening of entertainment with country-and-western singer Merle Haggard, he was smiling broadly, Freddie’s green tie at his neck."
Happy Birthday to First Lady Pat Nixon! 🎂🎂
Throughout her life, Mrs. Nixon championed volunteerism and quietly lifted up charitable organizations across the country.
Each year on her birthday, the Richard Nixon Foundation hosts the Pat Nixon Day of Service at the Nixon Library, inviting our community to meet local organizations and charities working in that same spirit, and to learn simple ways to get involved.
In partnership with the @milkeninstitute, the Richard Nixon Foundation was honored to present the Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach Award to Michael Milken and the Legacy of Hope Award to Marlene Malek—recognizing extraordinary leadership in the fight against cancer.
Both awards were presented by Nixon Foundation board member Melanie Eisenhower—great-granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and granddaughter of President Richard Nixon—who delivered remarks and underscored a key point: the modern national campaign against cancer began with President Nixon’s signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971.
The awards were presented during this year`s annual cancer convening—Cancer 2035: A Roadmap for the Future, where leaders across science, medicine, policy, technology, finance, and philanthropy gathered to chart the next era of cancer prevention, research, and care—all while marking the 55th anniversary of the National Cancer Act and asking how today’s tools can accelerate the next wave of breakthroughs.
Featured speakers included @dr_oz, @repdianadegette, @sencapito, Dr. Anthony Letai, Dr. James Allison, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, @drwilliamli and three former NIH directors—Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Dr. Francis Collins, and Dr. Monica Bertagnolli—along with many other leaders advancing this mission.
Defeat is a teacher.
Surrender is a choice.
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Peace and prosperity never last forever, and when the inevitable crisis comes, the President must have the will, the stature, the vision, and the power to lead the country through it. But if he has declined to lead when times are good, the nation may not turn to him when times turn bad. At such moments, the idea of congressional leadership is little more than a bad joke. As de Gaulle once observed, “Members of Parliament can paralyze action. They cannot initiate it."
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Question asked of President Nixon during his press conference on May 8, 1970, 4 days following the shootings at Kent State:
"Mr. President, in the light of the Kent State University incident, could you tell us what, in your judgment, is the proper action and conduct for a police force or a National Guard force when ordered to clear the campus area and faced with a crowd throwing rocks?"
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Enthusiastic cheers of “OC” rang out in the East Room of the Nixon Library Thursday morning as more than 350 local third graders participated in an interactive journey through Orange County’s history. An additional 10,000 third graders across the county joined the…
What if August 9, 1974, was just another summer day in D.C.? What if “Watergate” was just the name of a building? What if President Nixon stayed in office? Now available – If Nixon Stayed is a bold new docuseries podcast from the Richard Nixon Foundation and Foundwave…
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