New Display Celebrates Julie and David Eisenhower’s 55th Wedding Anniversary
Fifty-five years ago, on December 22, 1968, Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower married in a private ceremony officiated by the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale at the Marble Collegiate Church in […]
Original Podcast Interweaves Historic Audio and Original Interviews to Share Stories of POWs Like Never Before
On May 22, the Richard Nixon Foundation is premiering a new, limited series documentary podcast in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the homecoming of the American Prisoners of War […]
NIXON LIBRARY PREVIEWS EXHIBIT ON PRISONERS OF WAR
Just Released Exhibit Renderings Offer Sneak Peek of Upcoming POW Exhibit at the Nixon Library Beginning on May 24, visitors to the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum will be […]
TopGun Founder, Captain Dan Pedersen, Highlights Cold War Exhibit While Reflecting on His Memoirs
In the second event of a series to highlight the special exhibit Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets, Captain Dan “Yank” Pedersen talked about his bestselling memoir, TopGun: An American Story, a firsthand […]
Cold War Close-up: Facing-off in the Olympics
In February 1980 the Americans and Soviets dramatically faced-off in the hockey rink. Remembered as “The Miracle on Ice,” the American upset of the heavily-favored Soviet team at the 1980 […]
Cold War Close-Up: Spies, Superheroes, and Satire⸺Popular Culture During the Cold War
The Cold War didn’t just transpire in political speeches and cabinet room meetings⸺ it was felt far beyond the White House and the Kremlin affecting citizens in their everyday lives. […]
Cold War Close-up: Spy Camera Interactive
An interactive experience of the exhibit Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets is using a vintage spy-camera to closely examine top-secret classified documents. Imagine you are the President of the United States […]
Cold War Close-up: Doom Town Mannequins
Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets features a family of mannequins, on loan from the National Atomic Testing Museum. At first glance, the mannequins replicate a typical living arrangement from the […]
Cold War Close-up: Gorbachev Wrestling Jacket
In the special exhibit Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets visitors can view a jacket made for Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, who passed away this week at the age of 91 and […]
Cold War Close-up: Launch a Missile from a Nuclear Sub
3-2-1….Launch. Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets features a unique interactive experience that simulates the intensity of launching a ballistic missile. Visitors are able to stand at a submarine console, turn […]
