Good friends at the Richard Nixon foundation, i would like to welcome the chairman of the board of the Nixon Foundation. Right up here on the front row. And the president of than Nixon Foundation, we will hear from in a few moments, we have many distinguished guests, many formal officials from the administration and we are honored to have you here tonight. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Richard Nixon then becoming first lady, under her leadership the white house collection added over 600 paintings and furnishing elements to the white house collection, which is the most of any president. The significance of this will be in tonights program, but it was very important to us here in the White House Historical association, as a core part of our mission which, as most of you know by first Lady Catherine kennedy is the private nonpartisan partners to the white house, restoration for the state rooms in the white house. The acquisition of items for the Permanent Collection as well, and
I would like to welcome dr. Jim cavanaugh, his wife esther in the front row [applause] and hugh hewitt, the president of the next and foundation, who you the Richard Nixon foundation. We have many distinguished guests from the nixon and other administrations and we are honored to have you here tonight. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Patricia Nixon becoming the first lady of the united states. Under her leadership the white house collection added over 600 paintings and furnishing elements to the white house collection, which is the most of any presidency. The significance of this will be discussed in tonights program, but its very important to us here at the white house of our mission which was inspired as most of you or all of you know by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy to be the private nonpartisan private partner to the white house for conservation, preservation, restoration of those beautiful staterooms in the white house, for the acquisition of items for the Permanent Collec
Of the Nixon Foundation, his wife esther on the front row. And the president of the Nixon Foundation who you will hear from in a few moments. We have many distinguished guests, many former officials from the nixon and other administrations, and staff and friends of the foundation. We are honored to have you here tonight. This year marks the 50th inverse tree of tricia nixon becoming the first lady of the United States. Under her leadership white house collection added over 600 paintings and furnishing elements to the white house collection, which is the most of any presidency. The significance of this will be discussed in tonights program but its very important to us here at the White House Historical association as a core part of our mission, which was inspired as all of you know by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy to be the private, nonpartisan private partner to the white house for conservation, preservation, restoration of the beautiful staterooms in the white house, to the acquisitio