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The Nixon Library has almost 50 million pages of documents and is working toward making more of this massive collection available to the researcher via the Internet.
November 10, 2011 Materials Release
On November 10, 2011, the Nixon Library opened additional materials from the Nixon Presidential Materials. Included documents are from file segments for the White House Special Files, Staff Member & Office Files; White House Central Files: Staff Member & Office Files of Kenneth Cole; and the National Security Council File series, including the Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Conversations (Telcons).
President Nixon's Grand Jury Testimony
The National Archives in College Park, MD, on November 10, 2011 opened 26 files from its Records of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) collection including transcripts of President Nixon’s grand jury testimony of June 23-24, 1975, pursuant to the July 29, 2011, order by Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. In response to a petition filed in the case In Re Petition of Stanley Kutler, et al., Chief Judge Lamberth, ordered that the transcript of Mr. Nixon’s testimony and the “Associated Materials” to that testimony be released to the public following the review of these documents for any information that must be redacted as required by law.
July 21, 2011 Materials Release
On July 21, 2011, the Nixon Library opened additional materials from the Nixon Presidential Materials. Included documents are from file segments for the White House Special Files, Staff Member & Office Files; White House Central Files: Staff Member & Office Files of David Gergen and William E. Timmons; and the National Security Council File series.
December 9, 2010 Materials Release
On December 9, 2010, the Nixon Library opened additional materials from the Nixon Presidential Materials. Included documents are from file segments for the White House Special Files, Staff Member & Office Files; White House Central Files: Staff Member & Office Files of Bryce N. Harlow, Lawrence M. (Larry) Higby, and Sanford Fox; and the National Security Council File series, including the Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Conversations (Telcons).
July 2, 2010 Materials Release
On July 2, 2010, the Nixon Library opened additional materials from the Nixon Presidential Materials. Included documents are from file segments for the White House Special Files, Staff Member & Office Files; White House Central Files: Staff Member & Office Files: Daniel Patrick Moynihan; and the National Security Council File series, including the Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Conversations (Telcons).
January 11, 2010 Materials Release
On January 11, 2010, the Nixon Library opened additional materials from the Nixon Presidential Materials. Included documents are from file segments for the Committee for the Re-Election of the President Collection; White House Special Files, Staff Member & Office Files; and the National Security Council File series, including the Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Conversations (Telcons).
Nixon Presidential Returned Materials Collection: White House Special Files (WHSF)
The Nixon Presidential Returned Materials Collection: White House Special Files, consist of materials designated by archivists of the National Archives and Records Administration’s Nixon Presidential Materials Project as political or personal. These materials were returned to the Nixon estate beginning in April of 1994, were made available for research in Yorba Linda on July 11, 2007, and made available online on January 11, 2010.
Exit Interviews
During the Nixon administration, the National Archives Office of Presidential Libraries maintained a liaison Office of Presidential Papers and Archives (OPPA). One of the functions of OPPA was to conduct exit interviews with departing staff members.
June 23, 2009 Materials Release
On June 23, 2009, the Nixon Library opened additional materials from the Nixon Presidential Materials. Included documents are from file segments for the White House Special Files, Staff Member & Office Files and the National Security Council File series, including the Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Conversations (Telcons).
December 2, 2008 Materials Release
On December 2, 2008, the Nixon Library opened additional materials from the Nixon Presidential Materials. Included documents are from file segments for the Committee for the Re-Election of the President Collection; White House Special Files, Staff Member & Office Files; White House Central Files, Staff Member & Office Files; and the National Security Council File series, including the Henry A. Kissinger Office Files and the National Security Council Institutional Files.
Presidential Daily Diary
The Presidential Daily Diary is the official record of President Nixon’s meetings and telephone calls. Documents in this digital copy of the PDD include daily appointments calendars, lists of attendees at official functions, and passenger manifests for presidential transport.
The Presidential Daily Diary is available online as searchable  pdf file.
Donated Nixon Documents
As part of the agreement between the National Archives and the Nixon Foundation governing the transfer of facilities of the private Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace to the National Archives and its new federal Nixon library, the Foundation has donated approximately 78,000 pages of formerly closed documents about President Richard Nixon’s life and political activities.
Mandatory Review Documents
On November 28, 2007, the Nixon Library opened additional materials from the Nixon Presidential Historical Materials.
Approximately 10,000 documents that were previously withheld from public access have been reviewed for release and/or declassified under the mandatory
review provisions of Executive Order 12958, as amended, or in accordance with 36 CFR 1275.56 (Public Access Regulations).
National Security Memoranda
At the direction of President Nixon, the National Security Council established the National Security Study and Decision Memoranda on January 20, 1969, as the main tools for studying and deciding upon issues of national security and foreign policy.
Public Papers of the President
The Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard Nixon contain Presidential messages and statements, including speeches, White House news releases, and press conference remarks. These volumes can be found in many libraries around the United States as well as online:
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