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A Modest And Well Intentioned Day

The Washington Times’ Jennifer Harper writes that “Earth Day has gone from a modest but well-intentioned day of tree-hugging into a multibillion-dollar extravaganza, with the White House setting the pace and the agenda.” She then notes – as a reality check – the forum...

RN’s Environmental Record

In the Winter 1996 issue of the Presidential Studies Quarterly, Russell Train, the distinguished environmentalist and Chairman Emeritus of the World Wildlife Fund, wrote a long and thoughtful summary of “The Environmental Record of the Nixon Administration.” In 1968,...

Richard Nixon And The Rise Of The Environment

April 22, 2010: A discussion of how the Nixon Administration met the goals of the original Earth Day demonstrations of 1970. Participants included Christopher DeMuth, former Staff Assistant to the President working on environmental issues; William Ruckelshaus, first...

Watch Live Webcast Of Earth Day Forum

Click Here to Watch Live Webcast from 1:30pm-3:30pm (PST) The Nixon Foundation and Presidential Library will co-host the third Richard Nixon Legacy Forum in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day, today from 1:30pm to 3:30pm (PST). Watch the forum live...