May 12, 2020 | In Memoriam, News
Remembering David Parker David N. Parker, who served in the Nixon administration as special assistant to the President and went on to serve as an executive at major, national trade associations, passed away on May 10, 2020. He was 80 years old. Friends and...
May 1, 2020 | Nixon Today
President Nixon’s Historic Visit to the Lincoln Memorial May 9, 1970 An Impromptu Meeting In the early hours of May 9, 1970, as many as 100,000 protesters gathered in Washington for a demonstration against the Kent State killings and the Cambodian incursion....
Apr 28, 2020 | Nixon Today
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...
Apr 24, 2020 | Nixon Today
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...
Apr 18, 2020 | In Memoriam, News
Updated April 20, 2020 Tributes for Paul H. O’Neill: “Paul O’Neill was a true pro. I first became acquainted with him during his service in the Office of Management and Budget, where he was a star. He advanced rapidly to become a leader in the...
Apr 17, 2020 | News, Nixon Today
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.” Apollo...
Apr 2, 2020 | Foundation News
In only three days, blood drives at the Nixon Library resulted in 218 usable units of blood. This is an incredible number that amounts to potentially 654 lives that will be saved! These events were the first of five scheduled blood drives at the Library. The health...
Mar 27, 2020 | In Memoriam, News
Bradley Hawkes Patterson Jr. of Bethesda, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the age of 98. Brad was born to Helen Gilman and Bradley Hawkes Patterson Sr. on December 5, 1921 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Brad married his soulmate, Shirley Jane DoBos...
