The Nixon Library is more than just a library bearing the late presidents" name. To me the library seemed more like a museum which houses audio and visual displays surrounding Richard Nixon's life. It is located in Yorba Linda and built in front of Richard Nixon's birthplace. The library opened its doors in 1990 as a privately supported institution to educate the public about Richard Nixon. The day I visited the library Bill Jones announced his candidacy for governor of California. I watch a short 28 minute film title "Never give up": Richard Nixon in the Arena." I visited an exhibit titled "Road to Presidency," which houses a 1832 engraving of the Declaration of Independence. It also had exhibits which showed how Richard Nixon worked his way up in the political Arena. Of all the exhibits I especially enjoyed the one about Nixons pursuit of Alger Hiss in the 1948 espionage case. I saw the presidential limousine. The same limousine in which president Nixon traveled in during his term in office. It is a black, bullet proof Lincoln continental with a V-8 engine priced around $500,000. Exhibit seven has a display of life size statues of 10 world leaders. Each statue weighs 80lbs. and are made according to the actual height of the leader. There is a picture of the capital from when Nixon took office and the room is filled with gifts and flags. There is a monitor in front of the exhibit which provides biographical summaries of each leader. A gallery featuring Richard Nixon's achievements with foreign affairs is an interesting piece because I am now able to associate him with more than jus the Watergate scandal. There are also many gifts from Chinese and Russian leaders president Nixon dealt with during his term in office. This exhibit also encompasses an actual piece of the Berlin Wall. Aside from all the political accomplishments, president Nixon also contributed to Americas Space history. A whole exhibit with photos and actual moon rocks.
NIXON Biography Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (1969-74). ... Early Career Born in Yorba Linda, Calif., on Jan. 9, 1913, Nixon was the second of Hannah and Francis Nixon's five children, all of whom were boys. ... Nixon was reelected to the House in 1948. ... He died in New York City on Apr. 22, 1994, and was buried at the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, Calif. ... NIXON. ...
He was born there on January 9th, 1913, the second of five sons of Frank Anthony Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon. ... In 1960 Nixon first ran for president against John. ... Nixon had won 49.6 percent of the popular vote. ... In 1964 Nixon again ran against Lyndon B. ... To this end, the Nixon team resorted to some of the old Nixon tactics. ...
The break-in ultimately caused the demise of President Richard Nixon. ... Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. ... Nixon was only 39 years old at the time. ... President Nixon died on April 22, 1994. He was buried on the grounds of the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California. ...
Nixon's future in politics was on the line. ... Nixon described the discovery of these allegations as a "bombshell on [his] train and a nuclear explosion on Eisenhower's" (Nixon 175). ... Critics felt that Nixon's speech was a "strange mixture of pathos and candor" ("Nixon Fights- 25). ... At the end of the letter, Nixon reads that this girl lives on only $85 a month, but she is willing to give $10 of it to help Nixon. ... Nixon includes facts about his opponent having his wife on the pay roll, his annual income, and his service in the military ("Nixon" 5-8). ...
The My Lai Massacre 1968 was a year of protests, assassinations, the Vietnam War, and the My Lai Massacre. My Lai, known as Tu Cung to the Vietnamese, one of the nine hamlets located near Son My. It was known as "Pinkville" to the GI's, because on their military maps it was c...
The past century has been one of sensational crimes that have amazed many Americans. Form the Lindbergh baby to the exploits of Al Capone, to serial murderers like Ted Bundy. Crime has become a cultural phenomenon that has captured the interests of academics and the causal reader alike. To look back...
Whether people educate themselves in public libraries or spend several years of their life attending school, people are only able to grow if they acquire knowledge. ... When President Nixon changed the rules about how federal funding would be distributed to the states back in 1974, many states decided not to invest in the funding of school libraries. ... Later in the Bush administration, federal spending on libraries was cut by 19%, according to Moore. This meant loss of libraries and not only made it more difficult for students to access information, but it also meant that " kids who com...
Nixon ordered SST production in 1969, as the Concorde and Tupelov prototypes underwent flight tests. ... The Nixon and Ford administrations, wanting to placate the French and British, pushed for clearances for the Concorde. ... Johnson Library in Austin, Texas, are cited. ...
Many schools banned together to get Cormier's writings out of their libraries. ... During the time period of Cormier's life and this novel, the Viet Nam War had just ended, women such as Betty Friedan encouraged women to challenge the traditional roles of society, disabled Americans had few rights, and Richard Nixon had resigned the office of the presidency because of the Watergate scandal (Kane 257). ...
