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Evening Honoring Dr. Henry Kissinger at Nixon Library will Enable Major Expansion of American Civics Education and Programming
On Wednesday, September 14, the Richard Nixon Foundation welcomed one of the foremost visionaries of our time, Dr. Henry Kissinger, back to the Nixon Library to receive its highest honor, the Architect of Peace Award, and share reflections from his latest book,...
Statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
September 8, 2022 - The Board of Directors and everyone at the Richard Nixon Foundation extends sincere condolences to the British people and to those across the Commonwealth on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen was a leader of unparalleled...
Cold War Close-up: Gorbachev Wrestling Jacket
In the special exhibit Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets visitors can view a jacket made for Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, who passed away this week at the age of 91 and is credited with helping bring an end to the Cold War. The blue satin wrestling jacket...
Announcing the Grand Strategy Summit
Fifty years have passed since President Nixon’s historic trip to China and the great power competition between the United States, Russia and China has returned. This time, Moscow and Beijing are banded together in an alliance that President Nixon’s strategic diplomacy...
Cold War Close-up: Launch a Missile from a Nuclear Sub
3-2-1….Launch. Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets features a unique interactive experience that simulates the intensity of launching a ballistic missile. Visitors are able to stand at a submarine console, turn a key to arm the system and countdown as a missile test...
Cold War Close-up: KGB Spy Tools
During the Cold War, espionage was raised to an art form by both the United States and the Soviet Union. Advances in technology expanded beyond centuries old spying techniques, such as the use of coded messages, double agents, and invisible ink to raise the art of spy...
Cold War Close-up: CIA Spy Tools
First glance at the spy section in Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets might have visitors thinking they are looking at props straight from the movie screen as maybe the creative work of Q, the gadget inventor for the fictional spy James Bond, but they are actual...
Cold War Close-Up: Fallout Shelter
A unique experience in the Cold War exhibit is being able to step into a fallout shelter. Built using the authentic Cold War-era plans from a local Orange County shelter, the shelter offers an authentic experience of preparations commonly made by Americans living under the threat of nuclear war.
Cold War Close-up: Artifact Spotlight on the MK-57 BU Atomic Weapon
Living under the threat of impending nuclear war was one of the defining aspects of the Cold War. Nothing makes that point so real as getting to (safely) view an authentic nuclear bomb. While the weapon is almost ten feet long and would weigh about 500 pounds when...
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer at the Nixon Library
Former White House Press Secretary and Fox News Contributor Ari Fleischer took to the podium in the Nixon Library’s East Room on Tuesday evening to share insight into his latest book, Suppression, Deception, Snobbery and Bias: Why the Press Gets So Much Wrong—And Just...