nixon. i wanted to talk about mrs. nixon's push to get a woman on the supreme court. pat nixon was about her desire, a woman on the court, because she was publicly pro-choice. pray, pray, the equal rights amendment, pro-choice before roe versus wade. pat nixon's biggest legacy to me is what she did to advance women advancing women at that point in our history, in the early 1970s is the major legacy of that. nixon what a great example she was for a first lady. but then. under. ladies and gentlemen, name is jim byron and i have the honor of being the president and ceo of the richard nixon foundation. and it's my pleasure to welcome you to the nixon library this evening for another distinguished speaker series. i'd like to begin by welcoming my colleague tamara martin, the director, the richard nixon presidential library with the national archives, and she's doing this evening by her daughter, eleanor. welcome. i i'd also like to extend a to our president's council and associates club members a

richard nixon and pat nixon. i was just astounded reading rich nixon particularly, and i looked at a lot of the courtship letters tt. i know you see. and he is like a smitten schoolboy. he is coming by her tke i'm not really sure i want you to come in. it's late at night. she doesn't him in sometimes he her to dates with other men in l.a. repeatedly which loved that she made him do that. she made him work really. i was like, wow, that is amazing. like you got to put up a lot. if you're going to do that. you so i just was it really blows your mind. you read these letters how tender they are and also during world war two, how selfless they both halves of the couple are. richard nixon writes her from south pacific where he's serving, saying don't scrimp on yourself like spend money on yourself, buy clothes, go to shows eat good meals. i want you to do that. well, pat is saving like crazy. she's super thrifty, as we see throughout book and she saves their nest egg that later it becomes very important to them. but the

nixon?think of myself as an archaeologist or anthropologist and i have always perceived her as a little enigmatic. i am 54 and do not really remember his presidency but what i remember is not really knowing who pat nixon was, not really having a positive or negative, just almost a link. and then -- blank. and then i was reading more and there is plastic pat, the moniker given to her by john fairchild, things like that and then the woodward and bernstein rumors about her having an alcohol problem and being reclusive. these added to the mysterious portrait and the whole book, however, is an excavation and deconstruction of that mysterious image, but she is not really mysterious at all. the media i always view with a level of suspicion because they are often not true and when i started reading, i found she was not really mysterious at all, she kept a distance from the press and even from people sometimes so you can get to a certain with her and then her thoughts are her own. peter: you mentione

nixon's help., a huge jump from the johnson years you have maybe a couple hundred women in this position, up to a thousand and more, mrs. nixon pushes for this. she also is pushing to get a woman on the supreme court. reall wants it to happen, publicly talks about that, when it does not happen she is disappointed and president nixon is afraid of her reaction, there are funny stories about, that telling julie, mommy very mad at me about. that set the scene for sandra day o'connor later to come in, and mrs. nixon supported a woman's right to choose there is her legacy for women, then other legacy her international diplomacy. we talked about that from the beginning of the years on. in vp years, and first lady in pursue and africa, and she did a lot of solo trips to cement relationships. and to china with the panda deal. to russia, she is going behind scenes with russian wives, smoothing things over, work are for peace, that is what they want for their children and grandchildren this soft diplomacy she

i, richard nixon, do solemnly swear. vp nixon: i richard nixon do solemnly swear. sen.nowland: that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic. vp nixon: that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic. sen. knowland: that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. vp nixon: that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. sen. knowland: that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. vp nixon: that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. sen. knowland: and that will i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which i'm about to enter. vp nixon: and that will i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which i'm about to enter. sen. knowland: so help me god. vp nixon: so help me god. sen. knowland: congratulations, mr. vice president. [applause] >> the solemnity of the occasion fills the air with an electri

nixon: senator dirksen, mr. chief justice, mr.e president, president johnson, vice president humphrey, my fellow americans, and my fellow citizens of the world community: i ask you to share with me today the majesty of this moment. in the orderly transfer of power, we celebrate the unity that keeps us free. each moment in history is a fleeting time, precious and unique. but some stand out as moments of beginning, in which courses are set that shape decades or centuries. this can be such a moment. forces now are converging that make possible, for the first time, the hope that many of man's deepest aspirations can at last be realized. the spiraling pace of change allows us to contemplate, within our own lifetime, advances that once would have taken centuries. in throwing wide the horizons of space, we have discovered new horizons on earth. for the first time, because the people of the world want peace, and the leaders of the world are afraid of war, the times are on the side of peace. [applause] eight years from now, america will ce

nixon: mr. vice president, mr. speaker, mr. chief justice, senator cook, mrs. eisenhower, and my fellow citizens of this great and good country we share together: when we met here 4 years ago, america was bleak in spirit, depressed by the prospect of seemingly endless war abroad and of destructive conflict at home. as we meet here today, we stand on the threshold of a new era of peace in the world. [applause] the central question before us is: how shall we use that peace? let us resolve that this era we are about to enter will not be what other postwar periods have so often been: a time of retreat and isolation that leads to stagnation at home and invites new danger abroad. let us resolve that this will be what it can become: a time of great responsibilities greatly borne, in which we renew the spirit and the promise of america as we enter our third century as a nation. this past year saw far-reaching results from our new policies for peace. by continuing to revitalize our traditional friendships, and by our missions to peking and to moscow, we were able to est

john eisenhower, followed by the nixon's two children. ceremony such as inauguration could not dispel the humor of julie nixon's black eye. what are little girls made of? sam rayburn, joe martin, and mark trice. chief justice earl warren and misses warren. former president uber -- hoover. sender and misses styles bridges , along with members of the joint inaugural committee and their wives were host to the presidential party. as the president and mamie waved the cheering multitudes, they start the drive from the capitol to the revealing stand in front of the white house. down pennsylvania avenue, the inaugural parade is led by a platoon of washington metropolitan motorcycle police. the president in an open car waves to them all, the thousands who line the parade route cheering wildly from windows and buildings and on the street. as the parade approaches the treasury building, they turn up the street. the president and mamie are followed by the vice president and pat nixon. ♪ [cheering] the amassed colors of the 48 states, the district of

five people associated with president richard nixon's reelection campaign. it evolved into a battle between congress and the president over access to tape recordings that contained evidence about the crime and the cover up. it concluded with the resignation of president nixon under threat of impeachment. so i wanted to point out several documents in this case. one is the security log right here from the watergate complex. in this security log, you see the date of june 17, 1972, which was the date of the break in at the watergate hotel. the log has a note written by the security guard from the watergate frank will who made a note in the log that he had seen a piece of tape on a door that prevented the door from latching and made the door accessible from the outside. first he removed the piece of tape but later the same night as he was continuing rounds, he found another piece of tape on the door. that tipped him off that something was happening and there might be intruders in the building. he called the police and when the police arrived, they found the five

john eisenhower, followed by the nixons two children, tricia. julie. even a solemn ceremony as a presidential inauguration could not the humor of julie nixon's black i want our little girls made out. sam rayburn, martin and mark price. chief justice warren and mrs. warren. white. president hoover. senator and mrs. styles bridges. along with members of the joint inaugural committee. their wives were host to the presidential party. as the president and mamie waved to the cheering multitudes. they start the drive from the capitol to the reviewing stand in front of the white house house. on pennsylvania avenue. the inaugural parade is led by a platoon of washington metropolitan motorcycle police. the president in, an open car, waved to them all the thousands who lined the parade route, cheering loudly from windows and buildings and on the street. as a parade approaches treasury building. they turned up 15 straight. the president and mamie are followed by the vice president and, pat nixon. the massed colors of the 48 states, the district of columbia and ter

john eisenhower, followed by the nixons two children, tricia. julie. even a solemn ceremony as a presidential inauguration could not the humor of julie nixon's black i want our little girls made out. sam rayburn, martin and mark price. chief justice warren and mrs. warren. white. president hoover. senator and mrs. styles bridges. along with members of the joint inaugural committee. their wives were host to the presidential party. as the president and mamie waved to the cheering multitudes. they start the drive from the capitol to the reviewing stand in front of the white house house. on pennsylvania avenue. the inaugural parade is led by a platoon of washington metropolitan motorcycle police. the president in, an open car, waved to them all the thousands who lined the parade route, cheering loudly from windows and buildings and on the street. as a parade approaches treasury building. they turned up 15 straight. the president and mamie are followed by the vice president and, pat nixon. the massed colors of the 48 states, the district of columbia and ter

nixon was the first non- incumbent vice president to be elected president.uld not happen again until joe biden defeated trump in 2020. mr. nixon went on to win a second term in 1972, but resigned two years later during the watergate investigation. temperatures for inauguration day were around 35 degrees with some rain and sleet. this was the last presidential swearing-in by chief justice earl warren.

she was within about the same margin of distance as richard nixon was from john kennedy. in 1960, under 2 percent of the popular vote, i separated her from donald trump. so i think she can take heart that she did very well for having such a bumpy road to getting the nomination in terms of job. i've been waiting so long to drop out, but it also means that she can go wherever she wants to go outside of politics. and she could even run again for president as richard nixon did. 8 years later, and then another similarity, nixon lost his 1st presidential race and then ran for governor of california 2 years later and lost the governorship retired from politics, but then ran for the presidency again and one here. so these are office here behind, many of her supporters are urging her to run for the governor of california. unlike nixon who was a republican harris likely when the heavily democratic states, if she wins the parties nomination, she is also commanding a g d p. that looks like that of a small nation, and it puts her in a prime position to counter donald trump in his narr

for richard nixon and for his family. may our former president, who brought peace to millions, find it for himself. may god bless and comfort his wonderful wife and daughters, whose love and loyalty will forever be a shining legacy to all who bear the lonely burdens of the white house. i can only guess of those burdens, although i have witnessed at close hand the tragedies that befell three presidents and the lesser trials of others. with all the strength and all the good sense i have gained from life, with all the confidence of my family, my friends, and my dedicated staff, and with the goodwill of countless americans i have encountered in recent visits to 40 states, i now solemnly reaffirm my promise i made to you last december 6. to uphold the constitution, to do what is right as god gives me to see it right, and to do the very best i can for america. god helping me, i will not let you down. thank you. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] [captioning perfo

nixon outside of the white house and down the south lawn two in awaiting helicopter. he then headed to a swearing-in ceremony in the east room of the white house. at noon, chief justice warren burger administered the oath of office. president ford then delivered remarks before gather family, dignitaries, and the press. it was the shortest presidential inaugural speech since abraham lincoln's second inaugural in 1865. >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states and mrs. ford. [applause] >> mr. vice president, are you prepared to take the oath of office as president of the united states? raise your right hand and repeat after me. i gerald r. ford do solemnly swear, that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. so help me god. congratulations, mr. president. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] pres. ford: mr. chief justice, my dear friends, my fellow americans, the oath

and led to nixon being forced out of. and it turned out elliot. richardson was very well informed about the october surprise as well. and when i was interviewing him, he told watergate was a garden party compared to the october surprise. and yet there i was at newsweek, which was owned by the washington post and of course, the washington post uncovered watergate. they that's where they did their great greatest work. and yet when i got the washington to newsweek, they did a 180 and they covered it up. and i was sort of agog about it and i can go more more details if people want to but i would sort of after three months there by astonishment it was was so astonishing about what did is they ran three articles a week after week and they said the october didn't happen. the october surprise didn't happen the october surprise didn't happen. and if their news in the audience news is when something happens when something doesn't happen, you don't that three times in a row and something was going on and i was trying to figure it out. i you know, i think wha

telegram, didn't think the same about that nixon. but he stuck with it. and that's, i think, a really important point of the book. he is passed over for promotion originally when acheson what acheson doesn't doesn't accept him at first, he's initially passed over to be the deputy to george kennan, the policy planning staff. he's passed over for seven or eight other really big jobs throughout, his career and i think that there's something inspiring about, his resilience and willingness to keep with it. but in terms of the profession, retire and military officers at the end of world war two moved up in rank. foreign service moved on to next posting. nixon had no real career set for him in the national security act of 1947. doesn't really create a cadre of national security professionals. so what i say in the book, if it's as a generalist, somebody who is willing to learn, willing to embrace all of the things all of the components of national security planning that he really a way to thrive and, succeed and stay in the game. right and c

nixon have pockets sewn into her. so is true. and if so, what was in what would she carry in those pockets? what was the purpose? thank you. i do know that she did have pockets sewn in and i think it was for just practical items. she needed. i don't know, all the specific contents. that is a mysterious question so next i'm going to have to research each that, but it is she did have pockets in into a of her clothes that is correct and enduring mystery an enduring mystery pat nixon's mysterious pocket. and on that note let's thank keith and bob for a terrific presentation. ladies and gentlemen, the book is the mysterious mrs. nixon. he is agreed to sign all of your copies. so pick up a copy and join us in the front lobby. thank you for coming and night. christmas, 1968 when man first cut the silver cord of earth's gravity to orbit the moon. saturn five had provided the power to take him there. the command and service modules had sustained him but man cannot begin his mastery of the moon until he can land on its inhospitable surface