Mar 31, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
Assistant U.S. Archivist Sharon Fawcett’s remarks at the Watergate exhibit press preview on March 31: Good Morning. I’m Sharon Fawcett and I am the Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries. I want to welcome all of you – students, docents, staff, and the...
Mar 30, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
The following is a timeline showing the history of the Watergate exhibit at the Nixon Library:
Mar 30, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
When the Nixon Library opened in July 1990, the single largest exhibit devoted to one subject was Watergate. The exhibit presented President Nixon’s perspective on Watergate, 16 years after he left office. It remained in place for 17 years, until it was removed...
Mar 28, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
The new Watergate Gallery created by the National Archives opens Thursday, March 31, 2011. The Richard Nixon Foundation was asked to comment on a draft of the exhibit’s text. The Foundation’s response to NARA’s request was sent to Assistant Archivist for...
Mar 24, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
Thousands of Orange County youngsters and their teachers visited the Nixon Library on Wednesday for the 15th annual Orange County Children’s Water Education Festival. Brought to the Nixon Library by the leadership of Congressman Gary Miller, the two day event...
Mar 15, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
Today, Pat Nixon would have turned 99. As was her custom, however, she would have marked the occasion tomorrow – on St. Patrick’s Day. As to why, her father, Will Ryan, once explained it to her brother, Bill: “Well, she was there in the morning, my St. Patrick’s...