Jun 29, 2016 | Domestic Policy, News
At a press conference on June 17, 1971, President Nixon, with his newly appointed Drug authority at his side, declared drug abuse “public enemy number one.” “In order to fight and defeat this enemy,” he continued, “ it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive.”...
Jun 28, 2016 | Foreign Policy, News, Soviet Union, Vietnam
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. —Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States In May 1972, President Nixon faced one of the great foreign policy...
Jun 27, 2016 | Domestic Policy
Several months ago, President Barack Obama announced several new policy initiatives to reduce drug abuse. These measures included a $1.1 billion dollar investment into drug treatment programs and more efficient procedures for doctors prescribing methadone...
Jun 24, 2016 | China, Foundation News
Nixon Foundation and South Coast Plaza to Present Special Exhibition Celebrating Chinese-Related Arts & Culture Following President Nixon’s Historic Visit to China South Coast Plaza and the New Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, along with...
Jun 23, 2016 | Nixon TV, Women's Affairs
[youtube https://youtu.be/5kNG78T9N5c] On June 23, 1972, President Nixon signed Title IX into law — effectively barring sex discrimination in school sports and academics.