Mar 21, 2023 | News, Vietnam
Fifty years ago, President Nixon ended the Vietnam War, and nearly 600 Prisoners of War came home to their families. Five decades after that extraordinary and emotional homecoming, the Richard Nixon Foundation will host the official celebration of the 50th anniversary...
Mar 17, 2023 | Nixon and Celebrities, Nixon Today, Online Media
Throughout the Nixon Presidency, popular entertainers were invited to perform at the White House for special evenings in the East Room. As President Nixon describes in his memoirs, “Pat and I looked forward to the evenings of entertainment at the White House as much...
Mar 17, 2023 | News, Pat Nixon
On Thursday, March 16, the First Lady Pat Nixon Memorial Highway was officially dedicated at Pat Nixon Park in Cerritos, California, the hometown of the former First Lady. Recently, the California State Legislature designated a 2.5 mile stretch of the 91 Freeway...
Mar 8, 2023 | Domestic Policy, Nixon Today, Women's Affairs
“American women have made wide-ranging contributions to our country throughout its history…In medicine, science, law, education and every other profession, women have helped this country achieve unparalleled success.” President Richard Nixon A lasting legacy of...
Mar 3, 2023 | Nixon and Celebrities, Nixon Today
On March 3, 1973, President and Mrs. Nixon hosted “An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr.” at the White House.View the performance: During this White House visit, Sammy Davis Jr. offered to entertain at a gala to honor returning Vietnam Prisoners of War. On May 24, 1973,...
Feb 15, 2023 | News, Vietnam
Fifty years ago, the Vietnam War was ended by President Nixon and nearly 600 Prisoners of War came home to their families. Five decades after that extraordinary and emotional homecoming, the Richard Nixon Foundation will host the official celebration of the 50th...
Feb 14, 2023 | Nixon Today, The Nixons
“There can never be another like you”— Love Letters Between the Newlywed Nixons On Valentine’s Day when many people are celebrating their own love stories, the love story of Richard and Pat Nixon is full of inspiration. Richard Nixon and Pat Ryan first met in 1937...
Feb 12, 2023 | Nixon Today, Vietnam
Photo Credit: National Archives and Records Administration- College Park On February 12, 1973, the first group of American POWs left Vietnam. This came just over two weeks after the Paris Peace Accords were signed agreeing to the release of the POWs within sixty...