June 26, 2012 Opening
On June 26, 2012, the Nixon Library opened formerly restricted and unprocessed materials.
Textual Records
This opening includes the release of approximately 75,000 pages of material from the First Lady’s Press office. These papers document Mrs. Nixon’s many public appearances, her charitable work and her foreign travels, including her trip to Africa and to visit earthquake victims in Peru. Additionally the opening includes recently declassified national security materials. These documents cover a range of subjects including the establishment of the Vietnam Special Studies Group within the National Security Council, Israeli and Chinese Nuclear Weapons Programs, the oil embargo and relations with Japan, including the reversion of Okinawa to Japanese administration.
See a representative sample of these newly released documents
Oral Histories
As part of its ongoing video oral history project, the Library has also recently released twelve oral histories from members of the House Judiciary Committee’s Impeachment Inquiry staff.
View these recently released oral histories online |