Jun 24, 2022 | Domestic Policy, Exhibits, News, Nixon and Sports, Presidency, Sports
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 Barbara Franklin and three Team USA Olympic Gold Medalists in a ribbon...
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...
May 11, 2022 | Interviews, News, Presidency, Uncategorized, Women's Affairs
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 House Historical Association’s virtual programming. Hosted by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice...
May 2, 2022 | News, Presidency
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 book, Lincoln and the Fight for Peace. Moderating the conversation was Margaret Hoover,...
Apr 21, 2022 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today, Presidency
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 is…shall we make our peace with nature and begin to make reparations for the damage...
