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New Episode of First Family Fashion
This episode begins the examination of fashion designer Ferdinando Sarmi through gowns he created for First Lady Pat Nixon. In part one of three focusing on designs by Sarmi, this video features a floor-length brown velvet gown.
Previously Classified Materials Release
This release includes 400+ Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) documents and seven boxes of systematically reviewed materials, for a total of eight boxes of new material now available to researchers. Finding aids are available online.
History, Up Close and In Conversation
Join us for a new and an engaging way to explore the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum’s artifacts and documents!
ArtWorks 2026
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is excited to partner with the Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District to present ArtWorks - the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) 29th annual exhibition of student art. Open now through April 28, 2026.
Nixon Library Selected as a Regional Semifinal Location for the Presidential 1776 Award
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum will be one of five regional semifinal locations for the Presidential 1776 Award, a nationwide civics competition recognizing exceptional student knowledge of America's founding.
Roger A. Freeman Collection Now Open for Research
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum announces the opening of the Roger A. Freeman Collection for research. The collection documents Freeman’s work as a federal policy advisor and Special Assistant to the President during the Nixon Administration, with materials dating primarily from 1968 to 1970.
Research Rooms Holiday Closure
HOLIDAY CLOSURE: In observance of the Executive Order issued on December 18, 2025 by President Donald Trump, the National Archives' Research Rooms will be closed on December 24 and 26 in addition to Christmas Day. The Research Rooms will reopen as usual on Monday, December 29, 2025. The Museum will be closed only on Christmas Day.
Newly-opened ME (Messages) subject files in the White House Central File Collection
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum has fully released the ME (Message) category, which is part of the White House Central Files: Subject Files. The collection includes approximately 290,000 pages of new material spanning the years 1969-1974.
Digitization of the President’s Office Files Collection has been Completed
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum has finished digitizing the President’s Office Files collection, which is now available in full in the National Archives Catalog.
Release of 56 Presidential Briefing Books
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is pleased to announce the release of 56 annotated presidential briefing books written by Patrick J. Buchanan. This collection of about 5,000 pages includes over 1,100 pages with President Nixon's original handwriting, with many more marked to emphasize what he thought was important.