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Support for The Nominations of Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist
President Nixon presents Lewis Powell (shown on the left of RN) and William Rehnquist (on right of RN) framed gifts recognizing their confirmation as Supreme Court Justices. (December 22, 1971) In October of 1971, President Nixon would be tasked with nominating two...
Treaty on Archaeological, Historical, and Cultural Properties
In an effort to curb the amount of culturally and historically significant artifacts being illegally trafficked between the United States and Mexico, officials from each country met in 1967 and agreed to develop methods to prevent the unauthorized transfer of...
45 Years Later: Nixon and the Gates Commission
President Nixon meeting with future Nobel Laureate Dr. Milton Friedman, distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, and the leading voice of the President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force. On February 21st, 1970, the Gates...
Upholding the Prestige of the Court
Members of the U.S. Supreme Court as seen on April 20, 1972. By Evan Vassar The Warren Court, throughout its judicial history, ruled on a myriad of cases that would leave Richard Nixon concerned with the Court's use and expansion of judicial power. Among the justices...
Towards an All-Volunteer Force
The Gates Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force, made possible by the works and recommendations of Martin Anderson and Milton Friedman. In April of 1967, Martin Anderson, who served as the research director for the Nixon Campaign of 1968, would go on to write a...
1963: Nixon in East Berlin
Richard Nixon and family show their papers to an East Berlin officer before entering the east side of the divided city in 1963. Immediately after RN’s move to New York in 1963 he and his family left on a vacation to tour Europe for six weeks. Between June and August...
Planning for Contingencies in Vietnam
John Negroponte, pictured on the far right, prepares briefing material for Henry Kissinger en route to Paris for the peace signings. The year 1970 saw President Nixon make some profound decisions regarding United States operations in Vietnam in addition to some real...
Nixon in New York
Richard Nixon enjoys time with his dog, Checkers, in Central Park, New York City. In 1963, after losing the governor’s race in California, Richard Nixon moved away from politics and his home state. He and his family relocated to New York City where he resumed his...
1.15.71 – The Dedication of The Eisenhower Center
On a brisk morning forty four years ago on Capitol Hill, President Richard Nixon stood before members of Congress and the National Committee to give a brief speech dedicating the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Republican Center. Upon completion, the building was...
President Nixon Congratulates the #1 College Football Team in America
President Nixon addresses football players and students of the University of Nebraska at the university's Coliseum in Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 14, 1971. On January 14, 1971, President Nixon made an appearance at the University of Nebraska to present its football...