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President Nixon’s Private Study

President Nixon’s Private Study

President Nixon’s Private Study – a part of the room from his New Jersey home, exhibited as it was on April 18, 1994, the day the President suffered...

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Domestic Affairs Gallery

Domestic Affairs Gallery

Domestic Affairs Gallery, reminiscent of the Capitol rotunda in Washington, features Richard Nixon’s achievements in Space, Civil Rights, the Environment,...

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The Gowns

The Gowns

The Gowns gallery features wedding gowns worn by Julie Nixon on occasion of her marriage to David Eisenhower (President Eisenhower’s grandson), and by Tricia...

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The Lincoln Sitting Room

The Lincoln Sitting Room

The Lincoln Sitting Room is a historically accurate re-creation of one of President Nixon’s favorite rooms in the White House family quarters. Furnishings...

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The Ambassador of Goodwill

The Ambassador of Goodwill

The Pat Nixon Gallery is a walk-through of the life and times of one of America’s most popular and endearing First Ladies. Born in Ely, Nevada and raised during...

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Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall

An authentic 12-foot section of the Berlin Wall, which split East and West Berlin for close to 40 years, adorns the Structure of Peace Gallery. The Wall stands...

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Structure of Peace Gallery

Structure of Peace Gallery

It was President Nixon’s goal throughout his time in office to create a new, lasting structure of peace in the world. In his first inaugural address in 1969, RN...

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World Leaders

World Leaders

This exhibit featured life-sized, paper machete statues of ten world leaders chosen by President Nixon himself as those who shaped the world during his lifetime...

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The Vice Presidency

The Vice Presidency

This exhibit highlights the travels of one of our nation’s most active and visible Vice Presidents, Richard Nixon. Commissioned to run with Republican nominee...

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Road to the Presidency

Road to the Presidency

The exhibit halls begin with the Road to the Presidency, which features displays on Richard Nixon’s military service in the Pacific theater from 1942 to 1946 and...

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The House His Father Built

The House His Father Built

On January 9, 1913, Richard Nixon was born in this little Yorba Linda Farmhouse. His father, Frank Nixon, built this house just a year earlier from a catalogue kit...

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