The Draft of the Original Watergate Exhibit

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...

NARA’s Watergate Exhibit Opens this Week

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...

Happy Birthday, Mrs. 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...