Each family could come on and decorate the way they wanted. They needed to raise funds. There were no Government Funds for this. She came up with the idea of the guidebook. It was successful to raise funds for this redecoration. She solicited all over the nation for people to donate historical furniture and artistic items. Then she worked to make sure there was a law that cap. That those items became a permanent part of the white house collection. She succeeded in getting a new position created, the white house curator. She was a proponent of the arts. She use the white house to showcase the arts. She posted performances she hosted performances of ballet and modern jazz performed by american performers. She was very instrumental in the creation of what was the National Cultural center, the Kennedy Center for the performing arts. The whole country watched and mourned after the assassination. She impressed the nation with the way she held up after that assassination. President johnson sa
Francisco of a heart attack, is reported to the press earlier that day that he died that he might be coming out of the woods and of course, he dies. Much like grace, much like jackie kennedy, she is stoic. The newspaper reporter who got on the trip, they are reporting now that this horrible change events as they go back east on the train, and they say she is never breaking down. They are worried. Shes not crying. And she says im not going to. She knows she has this responsibility of setting the stage for the country. She takes that very seriously. Privately, she is devastated. This is her whole world. You have no children to rely on her one son from a first marriage already has died, he died in 1915. Its her. We can only imagine how lonely and afraid she felt. Lucinda annette, hoover. Annette we will do the light stuff first. She was very avid horsewoman she loved to ride. She liked to motor also. Not while she was first lady but shortly after lose mother passed away, after they left t
The newspaper reporter who got on the trip, they are reporting now that this horrible change events as they go back east on the train, and they say she is never breaking down. They are worried. Shes not crying. And she says im not going to. She knows she has this responsibility of setting the stage for the country. She takes that very seriously. Privately, she is devastated. This is her whole world. You have no children to rely on her one son from a first marriage already has died, he died in 1915. Its her. We can only imagine how lonely and afraid she felt. Lucinda annette, hoover. Annette we will do the light stuff first. She was very avid horsewoman she loved to ride. She liked to motor also. Not while she was first lady but shortly after lose mother passed away, after they left the white house, she gets in the car with her father, before they get into the white house, she gets into the car with her father in california they drive all the way across the country. Its a trip for him b
For more information, go to our website. Announcer the Richard Nixon president ial library and museum in yorba linda, california recently completed a major renovation. Up next, exhibit and website designers discuss the museum and how the revised museum tells a more complete story about president nixon and his administration. The museum now includes a replica oval office, a gallery on nixon in china, and updated interactive displays. This is just over 90 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the new Richard Nixon president ial library and museum. Todays program will be introduced by ronald h. Walker, chairman of the Richard Nixon foundation, and david ferriero, the archivist of the United States. [applause] thank you, and good morning, everyone. Over the last four decades, Richard Nixons career in public service, there was talk about many new nixons. But this museum, which opened yesterday most of you were here is truly the newest and i think youll agree with us, its the best of nix
For more information, go to our website. Announcer the Richard Nixon president ial library and museum in yorba linda, california recently completed a major renovation. Up next, exhibit and website designers discuss the museum and how the revised museum tells a more complete story about president nixon and his administration. The museum now includes a replica oval office, a gallery on nixon in china, and updated interactive displays. This is just over 90 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the new Richard Nixon president ial library and museum. Todays program will be introduced by ronald h. Walker, chairman of the Richard Nixon foundation, and david ferriero, the archivist of the United States. [applause] thank you, and good morning, everyone. Over the last four decades, Richard Nixons career in public service, there was talk about many new nixons. But this museum, which opened yesterday most of you were here is truly the newest and i think youll agree with us, its the best of nix