50 Years Ago: Remembering the Man in Black’s White House Visit
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 […]
U.S. Presidents during the Cold War
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 […]
The 50th Anniversary Celebration of Title IX
The 50th anniversary celebration of Title IX kicked off with the official opening of the Nixon Library’s new exhibition, Evening the Odds: Women Leading the Way. Local Girl Scouts joined Secretary […]
50th Anniversary of Title IX
“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 […]
President Nixon’s Movie Pastime
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 […]
White House History Live Presents Women and the Nixon White House
Historian and Pat Nixon biographer Heath Lee and former Nixon White House staffer Barbara Franklin discussed the evolving role of women in public service as a part of the White […]
Lincoln’s Lessons for Reconciliation
On April 27th at the Nixon Library, CNN Anchor and Senior Political Analyst John Avlon presented a new angle on the most-written about president which he explores in his latest […]
The Environmental Legacy of President Nixon
During his first State of the Union address, delivered in 1970, President Nixon designated the environment as the defining issue of the new decade. “The great question of the Seventies […]
Nixon Foundation Announces Travel/Research Grants for 2019-2020
Nixon Foundation Announces Travel/Research Grants for 2019-2020 April 1, 2019 The Richard Nixon Foundation will award a number of research and travel grants of up to $2,500 each for the […]
Podcast: Seth Blumenthal on President Nixon and the Youth Vote
President Nixon speaks at a youth rally. (Richard Nixon Foundation). Seth Blumenthal is senior lecturer at Boston University. On this edition of the Nixon Now Podcast, we explore how President […]
