British Biographer of the 37th President Shares New Stories and Reflections from his time with Richard Nixon
Nixon Biographer Jonathan Aitken returned to Yorba Linda yesterday to share new Nixon stories and reflections gleaned from writing his book Nixon: A Life, first published in 1993. As a non-American […]
Fifty Years Ago, President Nixon Delivered the State of the Union as Six Separate Reports
President Nixon signing the 1973 State of the Union Address at his Oval Office desk while Domestic Council officials and staff stand nearby. In a few days, you will have […]
50 Years Ago President Nixon Announces a Peace Agreement in Vietnam
Three days after President Nixon’s second inauguration, he addressed the nation with this announcement: “we today have concluded an agreement to end the war and bring peace with honor in […]
50th Anniversary of President Nixon’s 2nd Inauguration
On January 20, 1973 Chief Justice Warren Burger administered the oath of office on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol for Richard Nixon’s second term as president. In his […]
Douglas Brinkley Reflects on President Nixon’s Environmental Legacy
Bestselling author and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley came to the Nixon Library this week to discuss his latest book, Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, […]
Nixon Legacy Forum: Laying the Foundation for the Modern Presidency⸺Reorganization Plan 2 of 1970
As part of the Nixon Legacy Forum, former members of the Nixon White House staff recently held a virtual panel to discuss the actions taken early in the Nixon administration that laid […]
50th Anniversary of The Historic Landslide Election of 1972
By the summer of 1972, the Nixon administration had made great strides in domestic policy in addition to its historic foreign policy achievements in China, Russia and Vietnam. As a […]
Foreign Policy Grand Strategist Walter Russell Mead Explores the Nixon Legacy and Israel
On October 26, the Nixon Foundation hosted professor, columnist, and foreign policy grand strategist, Walter Russell Mead to discuss his latest book, The Arc of a Covenant, as part of their continuing […]
Shah of Iran’s Official State Visit in October 1969
Just two days after President Nixon’s inauguration, January 22, 1969, His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shahanshah of Iran, wrote a letter of congratulations to the new President. Included […]
The American Dream Come True— 50th Anniversary of the 1972 Republican National Convention
The 1972 Republican National Convention was held August 21-23 in Miami Beach, Florida. In a historic event on the opening night, First Lady Pat Nixon was introduced by actor Jimmy […]
