My recent trip to Southern California gave me the opportunity to check two Presidential Libraries off my list!
The second Presidential Library I visited was the Richard Nixon Library in Northern Orange County. Though I did not find it as impressive as the Ronald Reagan Library, I did find some great displays.
My favorite feature of this library was that it was built on the location of the Nixon family’s small citrus farm. The campus is also the site of Richard Nixon’s boyhood home. (It is the white house in the first photo above.) It was so very interesting to walk through the extremely modest home owned by the Nixon family – built from a kit bought from a department store!
The replica of the Oval Office included the insignia decorated carpet – the first. This became a tradition for every administration that followed.
As the only President to resign from office, there were certainly some interesting pieces of history to examine at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum. Although, based on crowd reaction, this artifact may have garnered just as much interest ;)
Thanks for stopping by!
Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie