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Remembering Stephen Hess

Remembering Stephen Hess

Stephen H. Hess passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at the age of 92. A fixture in Washington for more than half a century, Mr. Hess was a trusted presidential adviser, public policy expert, and respected voice in American political life. Mr. Hess authored The...
Remembering David Young

Remembering David Young

David Young (right) in the Oval Office with John Eisenhower and President Nixon. David R. Young, founder of Oxford Analytica, passed away on December 24, 2025, at the age of 89. During the Nixon administration, Mr. Young became a Special Assistant to the National...
Remembering Dick Cheney

Remembering Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, passed away on November 3, 2025, at the age of 84. His forty-year career in public policy and politics began with the Nixon administration in 1969, where he held positions at the Office of Economic...
Remembering Bill Timmons

Remembering Bill Timmons

Williams (Bill) E. Timmons, age 94, passed away on October 1, 2025. Timmons joined the Nixon presidential campaign in 1968 as Director of Congressional Relations and became part of the White House staff in January 1969 as Deputy Assistant to the President for...
Remembering Lucy Winchester Breathitt

Remembering Lucy Winchester Breathitt

On behalf of the Nixon family, the Richard Nixon Foundation expresses its deepest sympathy to the family, friends, and colleagues of Lucy Winchester Breathitt, who passed away on September 4, 2025. Lucy served as White House Social Secretary from 1969 to 1974. Working...