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Former Congressman Chris Cox Shares His Timely Reassessment of President Woodrow Wilson
On November 22, 2024, the Richard Nixon Foundation’s Distinguished Speaker Series featured remarks from former U.S. Congressman Chris Cox on his newly released biography, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn. More than a century after Woodrow Wilson’s two-term...
Remembering Richard V. Allen
Richard V. Allen, foreign policy expert and national security aide for President Nixon, passed away on November 16, 2024 at the age of 88. Born in Collingswood, New Jersey, Mr. Allen was a graduate of Notre Dame University where he received a B.A. and M.A. degree. He...
Remarks by H.I.M. Farah Pahlavi upon receiving the Architect of Peace Award
Remarks of Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, on receiving the Richard Nixon Foundation’s Architect of Peace AwardNovember 7, 2024As delivered Distinguished guests and fellow advocates of freedom and peace, I would like to acknowledge Mr. Jim Byron,...
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America’s Airlift in the 1973 Yom Kippur War
By the evening October 9, 1973, President Nixon ordered the commencement of Operation Nickel Grass, the American airlift to resupply the Israelis of military equipment lost in the war.Summary On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel to...
Special Message for the 50th Anniversary of the DEA
Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon’s Reorganization Plan No. 2 consolidated drug control efforts that had previously been spread out over multiple cabinet agencies and bureaus into one agency—the DEA. Learn more about the history and ongoing mission of the DEA...
The Origin of National Vietnam War Veterans Day
On March 29, 1973, the last American combat troops left Vietnam. That evening, President Nixon addressed the American people from the Oval Office declaring, “Tonight, the day we have all worked and prayed for has finally come.” He goes on to say, “For the first time...
The Richard Nixon Foundation
The Richard Nixon Foundation applies the legacy and vision of President Richard Nixon to defining issues that face our nation and the world today. The Yorba Linda-based Foundation actively encourages and supports scholarship, sponsors in-person and online programs that engage the public with American civics, creates and promotes educational programs and exhibits rooted in American history, and fosters discussion and debate about America’s thirty-seventh president.
