Nixon Today
Remembering the Return of Blue Lake
On July 8, 1970, President Richard Nixon announced support for H.R. 471 as the first element of his new Indian Policy. Passed with bipartisan support in the United States Congress, Nixon signed the bill into Public Law 91-550 on December 15, 1970, ending a 64-year...
U.S. Presidents during the Cold War
Nine presidents of the United States bore the burden of leadership during the Cold War. During that same period the Soviet Union was led by six different men. The actions of these leaders as they pursued a path to peace helped define the Cold War. Cold War: Soviets,...
50th Anniversary of Title IX
“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 OlympicsIn June of 1972, President Nixon signed the...
President Nixon’s Movie Pastime
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 watched and...
A Nixon Legacy: College Grants for Millions
By Christopher T. Cross Pell Grants, the need-based government financial aid program currently supporting about 6.2 million college students could more fittingly be called Nixon Grants. As a Nixon appointee at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, I worked...
A Golden Age Visit—Remembering President Nixon’s 1972 Trip to Iran
Immediately following a historic trip to the Soviet Union, President Nixon visited the Iranian capital of Tehran. The two-day visit featured a full-itinerary including a state dinner hosted by The Imperial Majesties The Shahanshah and Shahbanu, a wreath-laying at Tomb...
50th Anniversary of Moscow Summit
On the heels of a historic visit to China in February, President Nixon made another historic first in May 1972 by becoming the first U.S. President to visit Moscow. This was part of Nixon’s grand strategy of foreign policy centered on Triangular Diplomacy—seizing on...
50th Anniversary of White House Blue Room Renovations
May 15th marks the 50th Anniversary of First Lady Pat Nixon’s debut of the newly refurbished Blue Room. The Blue Room was returned to its original French Empire style inspired by the French Bellangé suite of furniture President James Monroe purchased for the room in...
“Peace for Generations to Come”
“My fellow Americans, let us therefore unite as a nation in a firm and wise policy of real peace–not the peace of surrender, but peace with honor–not just peace in our time, but peace for generations to come.” President Nixon concluded his speech to the American...
The Environmental Legacy of President Nixon
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...