MEMORIAL DAY- The Nixon Library, Yorba Linda
The Nixon Library celebrates Memorial Day by honoring all veterans with free admission on May 30, 2022.
The Huntington Beach Concert Band returns to the Nixon Library for a spectacular Memorial Day show starting at 11:00 AM.
Programming begins at 10:30 AM with a formal presentation of colors and
Congresswoman Young Kim laying a wreath and delivering remarks at the memorials of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon.
At 11:00 AM the Huntington Beach Concert Band will perform its spectacular repertoire of patriotic favorites in the Nixon Library’s exact replica of America’s Grand Ball Room, more formally known as the White House East Room.
18001 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial site of Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, and his wife Pat Nixon.
The Richard Nixon Foundation applies the legacy and vision of President Richard Nixon, America’s relentless grand strategist, to defining issues facing our nation and the world.
As a center for public affairs, the Foundation’s year-round programming features national policy conferences, study groups, town meetings, school editor forums, and a continuous schedule of distinguished speakers, authors, and leaders from government, politics, business, media, and public affairs.
MORE VIRTUAL TOURS:
2016 Tour of the newly reopened museum by CBS Sunday Morning. Click HERE.
2020 President’s Day walking tour includes educational displays, America’s government, the presidential classroom, and the Apollo exhibit by KCW Plus. Click HERE.
2019 Walking tour of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum galleries and gardens by Walking Tours Video. Click HERE.
Take a Google Arts and Culture 360-degree tour of Richard Nixon’s Birthplace. Click HERE to explore.
The Permanent Galleries
The presidential museum features 22 unique spaces that incorporate multimedia and interactive technologies. Visitors begin their journey in the new Malek Theater and enjoy a 13-minute orientation film before entering the permanent galleries in the “Wave of Change” gallery, which covers a period of great upheaval throughout the 1960s and during the months leading up to the November 1968 presidential election. Travel through President Nixon’s presidency and resignation and return to his origins in the “Back to the Beginning” gallery. From there, travel through Nixon’s life and his extraordinary accomplishments prior to becoming the 37th President of the United States. The journey ends with Richard Nixon’s post-presidency period and his contributions as elder statesman, his impact on American culture, a solemn remembrance of Mr. and Mrs. Nixon’s memorial services, and the short “Epilogue” film at the conclusion of the exhibit.
The museum also features:
● 70 new family-friendly exhibits with more than 300 original artifacts
● 30 unique multimedia experiences
● 11 original films
● 12 custom digital interactives
● 10 curated archival film sequences
● More than 600 photographs
● 8,000 square feet of wall murals
Beyond the Galleries
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is also home to the gardens, the Birthplace of Richard Nixon, and the Presidential Helicopter.
For additional information, visit the website @
www.nixonfoundation.org/
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