The First Kennedy-Nixon Debate

The First Kennedy-Nixon Debate

September 26, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon and Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy square off for the first televised presidential debate.
The Funeral of President Nixon

The Funeral of President Nixon

April 22, 1994: President Nixon is laid to rest near his birthplace and library in Yorba Linda, CA. Eulogies by then President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, then Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole, and then California Governor Pete Wilson....
The Cambodian Decision

The Cambodian Decision

June 3, 2014: From the United States Information Agency, this film explains the American incursion into Cambodia and includes segments from President Nixon’s June 3, 1970 Cambodia address to the nation and his ensuing press conference.
First Lady Pat Nixon in Peru

First Lady Pat Nixon in Peru

June 28, 1970: On June 28, 1970, First Lady Pat Nixon flew to Peru where she aided those who had been affected by the Great Peruvian Earthquake of May 31, 1970. As part of “volunteer American relief drive,” Mrs. Nixon flew on Air Force One carrying ten...

Duke Ellington at the White House

April 29, 1969: On April 29, 1969, Duke Ellington’s 70th Birthday, President Richard Nixon honored the music legend with a White House dinner and ceremony, and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Commentary provided by Willis Conover on Duke Ellington...