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Celebrating First Lady Pat Nixon with Community Involvement
On March 16, 1912 — 113 years ago — First Lady Pat Nixon was born, just one day shy of St. Patrick’s Day. Her Irish father, Will Ryan, decided to observe her birthday one day late, dubbing her “my St. Patrick’s Babe in the morning.” Continuing the tradition started by...
Middle School Civics Champions Compete at the First National Civics Bee® in California
From the writings of America’s founders to landmark Supreme Court cases and constitutional amendments, twenty middle schoolers showcased their mastery of civics knowledge in the inaugural National Civics Bee® competition in the state of California at the Nixon Library...
From White House Restoration to Global Impact: Using Archives to Explore the Role of the Modern First Lady
On March 11, 2025, the Richard Nixon Foundation partnered with the National Archives and Records Administration for First Ladies & The White House: Initiatives and Impacts. This second annual symposium gathered historians, authors and Nixon Administration...
Nixon Today
The Story Behind the Star-Spangled Banner
By Chris LoweTrish O’Donnell Director of Education at the Richard Nixon Foundation For a few moments every February, as the Super Bowl begins, Americans stand together—hand over heart—as the national anthem plays and U.S. Air Force jets soar overhead. In that moment,...
New Video Series: What Nixon Thought About…American Leaders
From his election to Congress in 1946 to his final days as an elder Statesman, Richard Nixon’s experience on the national political stage spans almost fifty years and includes countless interactions with other leaders. Hear President Nixon’s candid thoughts from his...
President Nixon’s Experience Meeting with World Leaders Continues to Be Insightful
Today, as President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco, we turn to the words of President Richard Nixon whose groundbreaking 1972 trip to China to meet with Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai opened modern U.S relations with...
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.
