Oct 24, 2016 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, Vietnam
President Nixon signs two landmark bills to expand Veterans benefits on this day in 1972 On October 24, 1972 President Nixon signed into law two bills that significantly expanded Veterans benefits, ensuring that not only those who were returning home from Vietnam were...
Oct 20, 2016 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today
Foreign Crisis and Pressure On October 6, 1973, Israel and her Arab neighbors Egypt and Syria went to war for the second time in six years. The United States helped out Israel in the Yom Kippur War, as it became known, and the Nixon Administration’s policy of Shuttle...
Sep 28, 2016 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today, Political Strategy
Here at Nixon Foundation, we’ve made efforts to examine President Nixon’s policy legacy and discuss its relevance in the America of 2016. We’ve zoomed in on topics as diverse as relations with Iran, North Korea, and Russia, foreign aid and assistance, Native American...
Sep 27, 2016 | Domestic Policy, News
On September 27, 1972, only a few days after the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system officially opened, President Nixon visited the Bay Area to marvel at the future of transportation. As icing on the cake, President Nixon also arrived with a $38.1 million gift in the...
Sep 13, 2016 | Domestic Policy, News
President Nixon made several great strides in federal Indian policy, including: Returning the sacred Blue Lake to the people of Taos Pueblo in 1970. Enacting the Menominee Restoration Act, restoring the recognition of the previously terminated tribe in 1973. Signing...
Sep 6, 2016 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today
In the debut of Twenty, a magazine for those curious about the sport of surfing, contributor Alex Roth writes of President Nixon’s integral role in turning a small coastal section of Camp Pendleton into one of the top surf spots on the planet. Read the full...
