Season 1, Episode 37-Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda

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Season 1, Episode 37: Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda

We are heading to the Golden State for the first time, and the birthplace of gloomy Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, in Yorba Linda, in the sunny climes of Southern California! Few Americans have been as analyzed psychologically, or had a more lasting legacy on our foreign policy and powers of the Presidency. Learn about Nixon’s childhood and education, as well as his political rise.

Article on Richard Nixon Birthplace from the National Park Service.

Virtual Tour of the Richard Nixon Birthplace from the Nixon Foundation.

Video on the Richard Nixon Birthplace from CSPAN.

Be sure to check out Richard Nixon’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, Richard Nixon and La Casa Pacifica.”

From My August 2016 Visit!

From My November 2017 Visit!

From My November 2021 Visit!

From My April 2022 Visit!

The diorama of the Birthplace from the Richard Nixon Library and Museum.
The upstairs bedroom in the Richard Nixon Birthplace is were Richard and his brothers would sleep from OC Register.
Birthplace marker.
Birthplace home painting by Charles Wysocki, sold in the Library.
Richard Nixon Portrait by James Anthony Wills.

Richard Nixon Birthplace: 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Yorba Linda, CA.

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