President Nixon engaged China and the Soviet Union with diplomatic genius. My friends, we live in an age of revolution in America and in the world. He spoke to his friends gathered at the railroad station. President Richard Nixon reacts during an ovation after he addressed the National Association of Realtors convention in Washington, Nov. 15, 1973. President's Advisory Council on Executive Organization ("Ash Council") memo (April 1970) advising President Nixon to form EPA Reorganization Plan No. FFA constitution was revised to include females, First former FFA member elected to US presidency. And let us accept this challenge not as a grim duty but as an exciting adventure in which we are privileged to help a great nation realize its destiny. And as we see and hear these things, millions of Americans cry out in anguish. Today, too often, America is an example to be avoided and not followed. I congratulate all those who have made the hard fight that they have for this nomination. And what I ask you to do tonight is to help me make that dream come true for millions to whom it's an impossible dream today. Or he is white. And we shall work toward the goal of an open world -- open skies, open cities, open hearts, open minds. I pledge to you that the new Attorney General will open a new front against the filth peddlers and the narcotics peddlers who are corrupting the lives of the children of this country. And by our decision in this election, we, all of us here, all of you listening on television and radio, we will determine what kind of nation America will be on its 200th birthday; we will determine what kind of a world America will live in the year 2000. And she says that there is nothing that he lives more for and there is nothing that would lift him more than for us to win in November and I say let's win this one for Ike! Were it not for President Reagan, the Soviet Union would still be standing today. Girls allowed to join FFA Girls were allowed to become official members of the FFA for the first time in 1969 Sep 1, 1971. 1969 National Christmas Tree (Photo by Aldon Nielsen) 1969 December 16 Nixon. We are going to win because you have nominated as my running mate a statesman of the first rank who will be a great campaigner and one who is fully qualified to undertake the new responsibilities that I shall give to the next Vice President of the United States. Just as we cannot have progress without order, we cannot have order without progress, and so, as we commit to order tonight, let us commit to progress. This is the cause I ask you to work for. This is the cause I ask you to commit to -- not just for victory in November but beyond that to a new Administration. And now to the leaders of the Communist world, we say: After an era of confrontation, the time has come for an era of negotiation. To millions of children in this rich land, this is their prospect of the future. 1968 What year did FFA open it's membership to girls? If we are to have respect for law in America, we must have laws that deserve respect. And I say to you tonight that when respect for the United States of America falls so low that a fourth-rate military power, like North Korea, will seize an American naval vessel on the high seas, it is time for new leadership to restore respect for the United States of America. He hears the train go by at night and he dreams of far away places where he'd like to go. To put it bluntly, we are on the wrong road -- and it's time to take a new road, to progress. Ramsey Clark, who was Attorney General in the Johnson Administration addressed the convention this morning and said that he would “hate to believe” that the Nixon Administration was anti‐Negro. And to find the answers to our problems, let us turn to a revolution, a revolution that will never grow old. poor. Did American boys die in Normandy, and Korea, and in Valley Forge for this? And it is that kind of experience and it is that kind of leadership that America needs today, and that we will give to America with your help. That's the record. August 8, 1968 We believe this should be an era of peaceful competition, not only in the productivity of our factories but in the quality of our ideas. President Ford, who gave me my start in 1976, stood fast in a time of great difficulty, and with the greatest of dignity. What I call for is not a new isolationism. A gentle, Quaker mother, with a passionate concern for peace, quietly wept when he went to war but she understood why he had to go. And I know that you will all fight even harder for the great victory our party is going to win in November because we're going to be together in that election campaign. google_ad_height = 90; For the past five years we have been deluged by government programs for the unemployed; programs for the cities; programs for the Because, my friends, let this message come through clear from what I say tonight. But let us also recognize that some of our courts in their decisions have gone too far in weakening the peace forces as against the criminal forces in this country and we must act to restore that balance. It breaks his heart. President Nixon was also involved in perhaps the most famous presidential pardon, when President Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon for any crimes Nixon might have committed during the Watergate scandal, even though Nixon wasn’t charged with or convicted of federal crimes. We make history I see a day when life in rural America attracts people to the country, rather than driving them away. First national FFA convention held in Louisville. google_color_border = "6699CC"; This is the kind of a day I see for America on that glorious Fourth -- eight years from now. I see a day when we can look back on massive breakthroughs in solving the problems of slums and pollution and traffic which are choking our cities to death. In their faces is our hope, our love, and our courage. And it is time we started to act like a great nation around the world. And there is only one answer to such a record of failure and that is a complete housecleaning of those responsible for the failures of that record. If we are to restore prestige and respect for America abroad, the place to begin is at home in the United States tonight -- not for ourselves but for the ages. And we have reaped from these programs an ugly harvest of frustration, violence and failure across the land. What matters, he's an American child. California Gov. And this great group of Americans, the forgotten Americans, and others know that the great question Americans must answer by their votes in November is this: Whether we shall continue for four more years the policies of the last five And the question that we answer tonight: can America meet this great challenge? Republican National Convention Miami Beach, Florida August 8, 1968 Mr. Chairman, delegates to this convention, my fellow Americans. years. America is in trouble today not because her people have failed but because her leaders have failed. And I say the time has come for other nations in the Free World to bear their fair share of the burden of defending peace and freedom around this world. It is the voice of the great majority of Americans, the forgotten Americans -- the non-shouters; the non-demonstrators. Let those who have the responsibility to enforce our laws and our judges who have the responsibility to interpret them be dedicated to the great principles of civil rights. Arnold Schwarzenegger, an immigrant, Tuesday night addressed the Republican National Convention where he spoke of the greatness of America. I have talked, however, with Mrs. Eisenhower on the telephone. The world's greatest continuing revolution, the American Revolution. First female to win the national … After winning the election of 1968, then President-elect Richard Nixon and his Assistant for National Security Affairs Dr. Henry Kissinger set about restoring the National Security Council to its preeminent role in foreign policy planning. He is Mexican, Italian, Polish. They want the pride, and the self-respect, and the dignity that can only come if they have an equal chance to own their own homes, to own their own businesses, to be managers and executives as well as workers, to have apiece of the action in the exciting ventures of private enterprise. Instead of government jobs, and government housing, and government welfare, let government use its tax and credit policies to enlist in this battle the greatest engine of progress ever developed in the history of man -- American private enterprise. Aug 17, 1960 The Need For Leadership: Speech By Vice-President Nixon; Aug 08, 1974 Nixon Resigns: ABC, CBS And NBC Television Coverage; Jan 23, 1973 Peace With Honor: Nixon’s Broadcast On Vietnam; Sep 01, 2000 New Book Alleges Nixon Took Pills, Beat Wife; Dec 31, 1999 Elliot Richardson, Watergate Hero, Dies, 79 She tells me that his heart is with us. Now we are a rich country. This I say to you tonight is the real voice of America. 1st Ag Career show held at FFA convention: 1966: President Nixon attends national FFA convention: 1968: FFA opens membership to girls: 1969: National FFA Alumni founded: 1971: FFA Offical Dress standards created: 1973: Food for American Program launched: 1975: Julie Smiley 1st female elected to national office: 1976: Jimmy Carter addressed the 51st National FFA Convention: … For four years this Administration has had at its disposal the greatest military and economic advantage that one nation has ever had over another in any war in history. They don't want to be a colony in a nation. But just before Nixon’s resignation, the Justice Department Office of Legal Council issued its own memo on the subject, on August 5, 1974. “Under the fundamental rule that no one may be a judge in his own case, the President … My fellow Americans, tonight I accept the challenge and the commitment to provide that new leadership for America. And each incident reduced respect for the United States until the ultimate insult inevitably occurred. Republican National Convention None of that matters. Abraham Lincoln lost his life but he did not fail. With Winston Churchill, we say: "We have not journeyed all this way across the centuries, across the oceans, across the mountains, across the prairies because we are made of sugar candy.". The American Revolution was a shining example of freedom in action which caught the imagination of the world. Diplomatic Mission to Germany. They give steel to the backbone of America. I congratulate Governor Reagan. In 1960, Republican President Dwight D. … And what America needs are leaders to match the Mrs. Nixon spoke at the Miami Beach Convention Center in August 1972, becoming the first Republican First Lady to address a national convention. google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; It is ironic to note when we were a small nation -- weak militarily and poor economically -- America was respected. We believe deeply in our ideas, but we believe they should travel on their own power and not on the power of our arms. 1976. Because the time when one man or a few leaders could save America is gone. A nation which can't manage its own economy can't tell others how to manage theirs. Eight years from now, in the second term of the next President, we will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution. But I am proud to have served in an Administration which ended one war and kept the nation out of other wars for eight years. And we will say nothing during this campaign that might destroy that chance. I see a day when Americans are once again proud of their flag. A President who isn't treated with respect at home will not be treated with respect abroad. We are a great nation. One hundred and eight years ago, the newly elected President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, left Springfield, Illinois, never to return again. Mr. Chairman, delegates to this convention, my fellow Americans. For four years, America's fighting men have set a record for courage and sacrifice unsurpassed in our history. And tonight, therefore, as we make this commitment, let us look into our hearts and let us look down into the faces of our In Korea and now again in Vietnam, the United States furnished most of the money, most of the arms; most of the men to help the people of those countries defend themselves against aggression. And as we commit to new policies for America tonight, let us make one further pledge: For five years hardly a day has gone by when we haven't read or heard a report of the American flag being spit on; an embassy being stoned; a library being burned; or an ambassador being insulted some place in the world. Eight years ago, I had the highest honor of accepting your nomination for President of the United States. For most of us the American Revolution has been won; the American Dream has come true. Listen to his words: "Today I leave you. Do you realize that we face the stark truth that we are worse off in every area of the world tonight than we were when President Eisenhower left office eight years ago. Tonight, I again proudly accept that nomination for President of the United States. We all hope in this room that there is a chance that I see a day when the President of the United States is respected and his office is honored because it is worthy of respect and worthy of honor. A father who had to go to work before he finished the sixth grade, sacrificed everything he had so that his sons could go to college. ... President Nixon addressed the national convention. A nation that can't keep the peace at home won't be trusted to keep the peace abroad. Here it is. When the strongest nation in the world can be tied down for four years in a war in Vietnam with no end in sight; When the richest nation in the world can't manage its own economy; When the nation with the greatest tradition of the rule of law is plagued by unprecedented lawlessness; When a nation that has been known for a century for equality of opportunity is torn by unprecedented racial violence; And when the President of the United States cannot travel abroad or to any major city at home without fear of a hostile demonstration -- then it's time for new leadership for the United States of America. The next eight years, my friends, this period in which we are entering, I think we will have the greatest opportunity for world peace but also face the greatest danger of world war of any time in our history. Nixon supported the ERA from the time he entered Congress in 1946, and he supported other women’s rights issues while president. But let them also recognize that the first civil right of every American is to be free from domestic violence, and that right must be guaranteed in this country. you -- nominated for President of the United States of America. We are a populous nation. And the reason was that America stood for something more powerful than military strength or economic wealth. I believe that we can have peace, but I do not underestimate the difficulty of this task. My fellow Americans, this is the cause I ask you to vote for. I say it is time to quit pouring billions of dollars into programs that have failed in the United States of America. Over the past twenty-five years, America has provided more than one-hundred and fifty billion dollars in foreign aid to nations abroad. Just to be alive in America, just to be alive at this time is an experience unparalleled in history. Eisenhower's farewell address (sometimes referred to as "Eisenhower's farewell address to the nation") was the final public speech of Dwight D.Eisenhower as the 34th President of the United States, delivered in a television broadcast on January 17, 1961. We extend the hand of friendship to all people, to the Russian people, to the Chinese people, to all people in the world. Historical Note. That child in that great city is more important than any politician's promise. Nixon's the One Scores Emmy nod WLRN is proud to announce that Nixon's the One: The '68 Election was nominated for a 2011 Emmy in the category of Cultural Documentary by the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It is the quiet voice in the tumult and the shouting. Look at our problems abroad. President Nixon addressed the national convention. There is more wealth in America today, more broadly shared, than in any nation in the world. They are black and they are white -- they're native born and foreign born -- they're young and they're old. We see Americans hating each other; fighting each other; killing each other at home. He lives in a great city. I don't promise that we can eradicate poverty, and end discrimination, eliminate all danger of war in the space of four, or even eight years. Former president Richard M. Nixon talked about violence and chaos in America during his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in 1968. Name of the national future farmer magazine was changed to new horizons. America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people -- but because of what people did for themselves over a hundred-ninety years in this country. And that great light shining out from America will again become a beacon of hope for all those in the world who seek freedom and opportunity. The 1960 Republican National Convention took place July 25-28 in Chicago’s International Amphitheatre. But as President, I must put the interest of America first. The 1952 Republican National Convention was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois from July 7 to 11, 1952, and nominated the popular general and war hero Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York, nicknamed "Ike," for president and the anti-communist crusading Senator from California, Richard M. Nixon, for vice president. For him the American system is one that feeds his stomach and starves his soul. The time has come for honest government in the United States of America. We're going to win for a number of reasons: first a personal one. They are not racists or sick; they are not guilty of the crime that plagues the land. But I have news for you. But opportunity means nothing unless people are prepared to seize it. Because for the first time in our nation's history, an American President will face not only the problem of restoring peace abroad but of restoring peace at home. 37th President of the United States: 1969 ‐ 1974 Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida August 08, 1968 Mr. Chairman, delegates to this convention, my fellow Americans. Let us increase the wealth of America so that we can provide more generously for the aged; and for the needy; and for all those who cannot help themselves. Like Theodore Roosevelt, they know that this country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless it is a good place for all of us to live in. I pledge to you tonight that we shall have new programs which will provide that equal chance. General Eisenhower, as you know, lies critically ill in the Walter Reed Hospital tonight. Again, we turn to the American Revolution for our answer. But respect for law can come only from people who take the law into their hearts and their minds -- and not into their hands. President and Participants: President Nixon, joined by Mrs. Nixon and daughter Tricia, lit the National Community Christmas Tree at 5:50 p.m. 3 of 1970 (July 9, 1970) - message from President Nixon to Congress about reorganization plans to establish EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) As we look at America, we see cities enveloped in smoke and flame. And if we are to restore order and respect for law in this country there is one place we are going to begin. The 1968 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida, from August 5 to August 8, 1968, to select the party's nominee in the general election. President Eisenhower addressed the national convention. 1979. Without God's help and your help, we will surely fail; but with God's help and your help, we shall surely succeed. I see a day when we will again have freedom from fear in America and freedom from fear in the world. The U.S. Post Office issues a special stamp to commemorate the founding of the FFA. Think. google_color_bg = "003366"; Let us always respect, as I do, our courts and those who serve on them. This time there is a difference. Speaking above the jests of approximately 200 anti-war protesters in the crowd, the President … 1966 What year did President Richard Nixon attend National FFA Convention? Because this will be a period of negotiation, we shall restore the strength of America so that we shall always negotiate from strength and never from weakness. The President spoke at 9: 01 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White House. FFA constitution was revised to include females. I pledge to you that the new Attorney General of the United States will be an active belligerent against the loan sharks and the numbers racketeers that rob the urban poor in our cities. And as we seek peace through negotiation, let our goals be made clear: We do not seek domination over any other country. Because you see the art of preserving peace is greater than that of waging war and much more demanding. (Richard Nixon Foundation) By . greatness of her people. It was the fourth time Nixon had been nominated … And a party that can unite itself will unite America. I see a day when our nation is at peace and the world is at peace and everyone on First female to win the national public speaking contest. New national FFA center opens in Indianapolis. morning. It was the 100 th anniversary of the 1860 Convention, also in Chicago, that selected Abraham Lincoln as the Republican presidential candidate. A great teacher, a remarkable football coach, an inspirational minister encouraged him on his way. Public law 740 was passed by congress granting the FFA a federal charter. National future farmer magazine was first published. Government can pass laws. National FFA alumni association was formed. He is a scientist, he is a great teacher, he is a proud craftsman. children.
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