8.18.1971-The Historic Lincoln Home

President Nixon gives remarks to representatives of Springfield, Illinois before signing a bill establishing the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. President Nixon in the Old State Capitol Building of  Springfield, Illinois signing H.R. 9798, a bill establishing the...

Farewell, Candlestick

Vice President Nixon and Mayor of San Francisco, George Christopher, observe construction of Candlestick Park on June 12 of 1959. Candlestick Park, the workhorse stadium that housed both the San Francisco 49ers and Giants, will host its final event tonight–in...

A Grand Salute to the Apollo 11 Astronauts

Apollo 11 State Dinner from Richard Nixon Foundation on Vimeo. President Nixon and the astronauts of Apollo 11. From left to right: Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, President Nixon, and Neil Armstrong. On August 13, 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 kicked off a 45-day...

Nixon and the Agricultural Frontier

President Nixon and his Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Lauer Butz. In one of many of Richard Nixon’s campaign addresses on the American economy, the Presidential candidate addressed the necessity of reforming the nation’s abused agricultural system in a...