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Nixon bought the estate in 1969 from Cotton's widow, and dubbed the home "La Casa Pacifica". It was soon nicknamed "The Western White House" by the press, and the name was favored by Nixon himself; the latter became the term of subsequent similar presidential homes. President Richard and first lady Pat Nixon in the living room, 1971
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Nixon and Haldeman pressured the FBI to end its investigation of Watergate, and White House Counsel John Dean promised the Watergate burglars money and executive clemency if they did not implicate the White House in the break-in. [228] The Watergate burglars were convicted in January 1973 without implicating the White House, but members of ...
Little White House: Warm Springs, Georgia: 1945–1953 Harry S. Truman: Harry S. Truman Little White House [11] Key West, Florida: 1953–1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower: Eisenhower Cabin, Augusta National Golf Club: Augusta, Georgia: 1961–1963 John F. Kennedy: La Querida [13] Palm Beach, Florida: 1969–1974 Richard Nixon: Nixon's Florida White ...
The morning that his resignation took effect, the President, with Mrs. Nixon and their family, said farewell to the White House staff in the East Room. [84] A helicopter carried them from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Nixon later wrote that he thought, "As the helicopter moved on to Andrews, I found myself thinking not ...
Today's Highlights in History: On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discussed using the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation.
Leaving the White House in 1974, Nixon allowed himself a moment of public candor, saying, “Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then ...
The White House releases 150 million in federal highway funds for the previous year. [42] March 6 – President Nixon vetoes the Energy Emergency Act. [43] President Nixon holds a televised and radio broadcast news conference in the East Room at the White House during the evening. [44]