Aug 10, 2022 | Nixon Speeches, Nixon Today, Republican Party
August 10th marks the 148th birthday of President Herbert Hoover. He is the earliest president with a presidential library in the National Archives system and, like the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, it is built near the site of his birthplace and...
Jul 26, 2022 | Nixon and Celebrities, Nixon Today, Pop Culture, Presidency
Fifty years ago, President Nixon and country music star Johnny Cash met in the Oval Office to discuss prison reform. Earlier that day, July 26, 1972, Cash joined two former inmates to testify before a Senate subcommittee on national penitentiaries. During his...
Jul 13, 2022 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today
On July 8, 1970, President Richard Nixon announced support for H.R. 471 as the first element of his new Indian Policy. Passed with bipartisan support in the United States Congress, Nixon signed the bill into Public Law 91-550 on December 15, 1970, ending a 64-year...
Jul 13, 2022 | Exhibits, Nixon Today, Presidency
Nine presidents of the United States bore the burden of leadership during the Cold War. During that same period the Soviet Union was led by six different men. The actions of these leaders as they pursued a path to peace helped define the Cold War. Cold War: Soviets,...
Jun 16, 2022 | Nixon and Sports, Nixon Today, Presidency, Women's Affairs
“Other than the constitutional right to vote, possibly no other piece of legislation has had a greater effect on women’s lives than Title IX.” —Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Triple Gold Medalist in Swimming, 1982 Los Angeles Olympics In June of 1972, President Nixon signed...
Jun 10, 2022 | Nixon Today, Presidency
National Movie Night is the second Friday in June and the perfect time to take a closer look at one of President Nixon’s favorite pastimes. Curious about the movies viewed by President Nixon? Check out the document below for a list of the over 500 movies he...
