Legacy and Vision - Spring 2013

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Le ac VISION Published for friends and supporters of The Richard Nixon Foundation SPRING 2013

Youngsters from the Boys and Girls Club reenact RN's first swearing-in, pictured behind them in the new Centennial exhibit.

A FRESH LOOK AT RN:

Patriot, President, Peacemaker U.S. Archivist David Ferriero presided over the latest Centennial celebration to honor RN, the opening of a stateof-the-art, interactive Centennial exhibit.

SEE PHOTOS AND STORY ON PAGE 3.

CENTENNIAL LEGACY CAMPAIGN Chairman Fred Malek Announces Goals

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wenty five years ago, friends and admirers of the 37th President joined in our first major fundraising campaign that built the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. It’s now time to undertake a new campaign that will advance the world’s knowledge of President Nixon and his extraordinary accomplishments. RN’s Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Fred Malek, has agreed to head the Chair Fred Malek Centennial Legacy Campaign to raise $25 million. A West Point graduate, Malek served as President and CEO of Marriott Hotels and Northwest Airlines and is Founder of Thayer Capital Partners, a corporate buy out firm and Founder and Chairman of Thayer Lodging Group, a private equity firm. He spoke at President Nixon’s 100th Birthday Gala on January 9 in Washington, D.C. He was introduced by campaign vice co-chair and former Deputy Assistant to President Nixon, Larry Higby, who announced that Fred had kicked-off the campaign with a significant personal pledge. “It’s so important that we not only refurbish the Library where hundreds of thousands of people come,” Malek said, “but that we reach out electronically to the world – with a more robust online presence to share the accomplishments of the 37th President.” Ambassador George Argyros is campaign vice chair along with Higby. The $25 million will be devoted to several important goals of the Foundation, including: ★ Refresh the museum galleries, now 25 years old and in need of technological updates and 21st century modernizations. ★ Launch an academic initiative to fund undergraduate and graduate scholarships, visiting university lecturers, on-campus and online curriculum, and a Library educational center for scenario-based education experiences. ★ Build a replica of RN’s Oval Office, as part of the Library educational center, to allow student groups to simulate the President’s high-pressure decision making. ★ Expand and improve our online reach and impact. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)

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