Richard Nixon Foundation
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Richard Nixon Foundation
@nixonfoundation
Advancing President Nixon’s legacy of visionary leadership, geopolitical grand strategy, public service, and a more just society for all Americans.
- "The Shah was the best friend of the United States in that area... and it was Israel's only friend."
00:00 - "Just as President Nixon once stood with my father, the Nixon Library now stands with the Iranian people." @PahlaviReza
00:00 - This morning’s widely-circulated characterization of Roger Stone as a Nixon campaign aide or adviser is a gross misstatement. Mr. Stone was 16 years old during the Nixon presidential campaign of 1968 and 20 years old during the reelection campaign of 1972. 1/2
- Mayor Johnson’s reference to President Nixon is gratuitous and the facts are not on his side in his characterization of Richard Nixon and the Nixon administration’s civil rights record. Here are the facts: 🧵Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blames President Richard Nixon for the violence in his city: “Black death has been unfortunately accepted in this country for a very long time. We had a chance 60 years ago to get at the root causes.”
- 52 years ago today: President Nixon was re-elected in a historic landslide, winning 49 out of 50 states.
- Richard Nixon holds the record for the most TIME Magazine covers in history. 55 times. The first cover: Aug. 25, 1952 ⬇️
- TOMORROW: His Imperial Highness @PahlaviReza will receive the Richard Nixon Foundation’s Architect of Peace Award at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
- On the morning of December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley arrived at the White House—unannounced. He had a handwritten letter for President Nixon, requesting a meeting. By that afternoon, the King was in the Oval Office. Here's the letter that made it happen. ✍️
