Library to Honor Joint Chiefs Chairman

The distinguished Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard B. Myers, will receive the Library’s 2005 Architect of Peace award at a black-tie gala tribute dinner on Thursday, November 3 in the Library’s elegant new White House East Room. Major...

Bill Stover Dies of Heart Failure at 75

William Willard Stover, who served on Vice President Nixon’s staff, died of congestive heart failure April 22 at his home in San Diego. He had been incapacitated by a stroke and confined to his home for nearly 12 years. A service celebrating his life was held...

Nixon Administration Official Pat Hitt Dies at 87

Patricia Reilly Hitt, longtime political and civic volunteer, public official and a pioneer for women in politics and government, died peacefully Monday afternoon, January 9, at her home on Balboa Island of natural causes. As national co-chair of the 1968 Nixon...

When Night Fell In Indochina

By Bruce Herschensohn On April 30, 1975, Saigon’s name was changed to Ho Chi Minh City. Within hours, the American Embassy had been ransacked and left in ruins. Up to a million residents were forcibly moved to the countryside. So-called New Economic Zones...