Mar 14, 2017 | Foundation News, In Memoriam, News
Solomon played a key role in “Ping Pong Diplomacy;” leading to President Nixon’s opening of China The Nixon Foundation mourns the loss of Richard H. Solomon, a distinguished diplomat who helped open China to the world. He died March 13 at his home in...
Nov 16, 2016 | Foundation News, In Memoriam, News
Defense Secretary Laird helped end the Vietnam War and implement all-volunteer military Melvin Laird, former Secretary of Defense under President Nixon died November 16 in Fort Myers, Florida. He was 94. During his tenure as Defense Secretary from 1969-1973, Laird was...
Mar 6, 2016 | Foundation News, In Memoriam, News
Governor and Mrs. Reagan with their friends President and Mrs. Nixon at La Casa Pacifica in San Clemente. Offer Your Condolences to the Reagan Family at the Nixon Library The Richard Nixon Foundation invites the public in the Orange County area to visit the Nixon...
Feb 21, 2016 | Foundation News, In Memoriam, News
Photo: Hubert and Louise Perry with President Nixon and Dr. Henry Kissinger at a conference on US-Japan relations held in Los Angeles in 1993. Lifelong friend of Richard Nixon helped launch his political career and build his library Hubert Perry, longtime friend of...
Oct 21, 2012 | In Memoriam, News, Nixon Today, Presidency, Republican Party, The New Nixon, Watergate
Just before dawn this morning, former Senator George McGovern died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of ninety. Senator McGovern had been in gradually declining health for the last year or so, and three months ago had the bitter task of burying his son Steven,...
Jan 11, 2011 | In Memoriam, News, The New Nixon
The Docent Guild has lost its First Lady Judy Lucas. Judy personified the definition of a lady. She was a woman of refinement and gentle manners. Judy was a member of the Docent Guild for eleven years. She was very active in the leadership of the Guild serving as...