Portraits of Courage Exhibit Hero Spotlight: Juan Carlos Hernandez

May 7, 2024 | Exhibits, News

Portraits of Courage Exhibit Hero Spotlight: Juan Carlos Hernandez Specialist Juan Carlos Hernandez- Born in Mexico, Juan came to America at the age of nine with his mother and two brothers. Upon graduating high school, he joined the Army. As Juan describes it, “I...

Local School District School Announces Civics Internship Opportunities at the Nixon Library

May 2, 2024 | News

Local School District School Announces Civics Internship Opportunities at the Nixon Library In a special message to the community of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Superintendent Dr. Alex Cherniss announced a new partnership with the Richard Nixon...

Portraits of Courage Exhibit Hero Spotlight: Alexander Glenn-Camden

May 2, 2024 | Exhibits, News

Portraits of Courage Exhibit Hero Spotlight: Alexander Glenn-Camden The Nixon Library isn’t known for art exhibitions and while the current special exhibit is a collection of sixty-six portraits and a four-panel mural that description doesn’t fully encapsulate...

The Legacy of Secretary Frank Carlucci

Apr 30, 2024 | News

Frank Carlucci was an extraordinarily consequential public servant. On April 29, his daughter, Kristin Carlucci Weed, shared his life story as part of the Richard Nixon Foundation’s Distinguished Speaker Series. This program was presented in partnership with Chapman...

Local History Comes Alive for Hundreds of Third Graders at the Nixon Library

Apr 29, 2024 | News

Nearly 400 Orange County third graders experienced an interactive history lesson at the Nixon Library on April 25 as participants in Orange County’s Gift of History program. The students started the morning with a pep rally-style local history lesson in the Nixon...

THE ANCIENT WORLD: Unlocking the Middle East- Original Special Exhibition Opening at the Nixon Library on July 15, 2024

Apr 29, 2024 | Exhibits, Middle East, News

“We must not allow the cradle of civilization to become its grave. That is what is at stake in the Mideast.” -Richard Nixon, September 8, 1968 With the Middle East once again wracked by violence, this timely exhibit reflects the enduring importance of the question...