Category: Nixon Library

Flag Day Celebration Commemorates Veterans at Risk of Suicide

June 16, 2023
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Yorba Linda, Calif.—Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner joined a local nonprofit on June 14 for Flag Day at the Nixon Library and Museum to commemorate and advocate for U.S. veterans and first responders suffering from suicidal ideation and other mental health struggles. “The scourge of veteran suicide is very real,” Wagner said during the event….

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Fun Things to Do in Orange County This Memorial Day Weekend

May 25, 2023
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Memorial Day Military Flyover Come listen to former military personnel recount their stories of heroism followed by a dove release, live music, a memorial military flyover, free hotdogs, and more in Santa Ana this Memorial Day weekend. Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary at 1702 Fairhaven Ave., Santa Ana. May 29, 10:30 a.m. Free. For more…

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Nixon Library Honors Vietnam War POWs With New Exhibit and Air Force Fly Over

May 23, 2023
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YORBA LINDA, Calif.—Along several blocks of Yorba Linda Boulevard, hundreds of people gathered May 23 waving American flags as Vietnam War veterans drove past them in classic sports cars and large touring buses traveling towards the Nixon Library to celebrate its latest exhibit: “CAPTURED, Shot Down in Vietnam.” “This event for our Vietnam vets is…

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National Vietnam War Veterans Day Honored at Nixon Library With Unveiling of New Statue

March 29, 2023
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YORBA LINDA, Calif.—Over 100 people gathered at the Nixon Library March 29 to celebrate National Vietnam War Veterans Day including the installation of a life-sized bronze statue of a Vietnam War era Marine trudging forward into battle. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, which brought an end…

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Nixon Library Brings History to Life at Presidents’ Day Celebration

February 20, 2023
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The Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, celebrated Presidents’ Day Feb. 20 with day-long festivities with free pie, presidential re-enactments, and half-off tickets. Visitors are greeted by president lookalikes of George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Andrew Jackson—each sharing memorabilia from the former leaders’ lives, followed by…

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Nixon Library Honors Military Heroes in Annual Decorating of Christmas Tree Ceremony

December 5, 2022
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The Richard Nixon Library and Museum hosted its 12th annual “Hometown Heroes” ceremony Dec. 4, where ornaments with personalized dog tags honoring fallen service members were hung on its Christmas tree. Kathleen York, of Twin Peaks, CA, attended to honor her late son-in-law, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Patrick Lee Wade, who was deployed in…

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Nixon Library Brings History to Life, Virtually and in Person

November 29, 2022
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Dr. Robert Robinson, a Cal State Fullerton history professor, had much to say about the US Presidency during a recent installment of “Becoming America,” an ongoing lecture series streamed by The Nixon Library and Museum. According to Robinson, the president does not have the power to achieve as much as many think. During a recent…

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