Sep 7, 2023 | News, Nixon Biographies
This week historian Paul Carter debuted his newly published book Richard Nixon: California’s Native Son at the Nixon Library. This biography takes an in-depth look at Richard Nixon’s formative years in Southern California, sharing what Carter describes as “the...
Sep 5, 2023 | Foreign Policy, Foundation News, News
Grand Strategy Summit Aims to Shape Long-Term Foreign Policy Outlook Two-day Richard Nixon Foundation conference will take place in Washington, D.C. The Richard Nixon Foundation is pleased to present its second annual Grand Strategy Summit on October 18 and 19, 2023...
Aug 28, 2023 | In Memoriam, News
Remembering Josie Abplanalp The Richard Nixon Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of Josephine “Josie” Abplanalp. Mrs. Abplanalp and her husband, Bob, were steadfast and devoted friends of the Nixon family for many decades. Over the course of her...
Aug 22, 2023 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today
Special Message for the 50th Anniversary of the DEA Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon’s Reorganization Plan No. 2 consolidated drug control efforts that had previously been spread out over multiple cabinet agencies and bureaus into one agency—the DEA. Learn...
Aug 21, 2023 | Foundation News, In Memoriam, News
It is with great sadness we report that Marjorie “Marje” Acker passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023 in San Diego at the age of 95. Marje Acker was a longtime staff assistant to Richard Nixon, beginning as a secretary to Senator Nixon in 1951, working on the 1952...
Jul 12, 2023 | News, Vietnam
Witness the remarkable reunion of 150 American Prisoners of War from Vietnam as they gathered at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their release from captivity. Fifty years ago, the...