Gallery: Celebrating 21 years

The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace opened its doors 21 years ago, to 50,000 friends and well wishers. Four Presidents and First Ladies were on hand for the dedication, held outdoors in the California summer to welcome Orange County’s most famous son back home....

Write Your Condolences to the Ford Family

Visitors to the Richard Nixon Library are invited to sign a condolence book for First Lady Betty Ford, which will be sent to her family. The book will be available until the end of the week. As First Lady, Mrs. Ford brought attention to issues of national social...

The Quotable Richard Nixon

It is interesting to take note of some of the most well-known quotes that defined RN, over the course of his life and now in the annals history. This is also meant to coincide with the recently-held Nixon Legacy Forum “Writing for 37,” which featured several of...

Foundation Hosts U.S. Archivist, Assistant Archivist

Coinciding with the opening of the NARA Watergate exhibit, the Nixon Foundation hosted a luncheon today to honor the Archivist of the United States, Mr. David S. Ferriero, as well as the Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries, Ms. Sharon Fawcett. Prior to...

Pat Nixon and Panda Diplomacy

Coming off the heels of Chinese Premier Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington, President Obama announced that two giant pandas in the Washington National Zoo – the zoo’s most famous residents – will remain in the U.S. for five more years rather than return to China as was...