Dec 24, 2012 | News, Space, The New Nixon
Four decades ago this month, at about 12:40 AM EST on December 14, 1972, that Capt. Eugene Cernan, USN, lifted his foot up from the airless, age-old surface of the moon, and boarded Apollo 17’s lunar module. Thus it was that humankind said farewell to hands-on...
Dec 10, 2012 | News, The New Nixon, Vietnam
Sunday’s Christmas ceremonies at the Nixon Library honoring America’s best and bravest, gave special acknowledgement to the sacrifice of Vietnam veterans: For Terry Griffke, a corporal in the Marine Corps who served in Vietnam, the acknowledgment of those...
Dec 9, 2012 | Nixon Library Events, Nixon TV
[youtube https://youtu.be/qQEv6KX4Y-I] December 9, 2012: The Richard Nixon Foundation and the Richard Nixon Library Docent Guild honor America’s fallen heroes in a special Christmas ceremony.
Dec 7, 2012 | News, Space, The New Nixon
US News & World Report is reporting that the Alaska Transportation Museum has reclaimed a display of moon rocks that went missing after an arson fire in 1973. These moon rocks served as a central part of the international celebration when the Apollo XI astronauts...
Dec 7, 2012 | News, The New Nixon
“Houses of the Presidents: Childhood Homes, Family Dwellings, Private Escapes, and Grand Estates,” written by Hugh Howard, offers glimpses into American presidents’ second-most famous houses, from Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Springwood in Hyde Park to Thomas...
