Nixon Today
Fifty Years Ago: President Nixon Announces Cambodia Incursion
Fifty years ago today, in an address to the nation from the Oval Office, President Nixon announced that US and South Vietnamese forces were conducting a limited operation against the North Vietnamese and Vietcong sanctuaries inside Cambodia that were being used to...
President Nixon’s Legacy of Parks
In the Statement on Signing Bill Designating the Ventana Wilderness, California, fifty years ago, President Nixon wrote, “Wilderness, unspoiled by man, is deeply rooted in American history and tradition. In the past, our task was to conquer it. Today we must struggle...
Apollo 13: Medal of Freedom Ceremony
Fifty years ago today, President Nixon awarded the Apollo 13 astronauts the Medal of Freedom, saying “Never before in the history of man have more people watched together, prayed together, and rejoiced together at your safe return, than on this occasion."
Podcast: Robert J. Brown on President Nixon and Civil Rights
President Nixon with Robert J. Brown, and his late wife Sallie Brown at the White House. (Collection of Robert J. Brown) Robert J. Brown is author of "You Can't Go Wrong Doing Right: How a Child of Poverty Rose to the White House and Helped Change the World" On this...