Season 2, Episode 37: Richard Nixon and La Casa Pacifica
West Coast, Best Coast? Richard Nixon sought to make the Presidency truly continental by setting up shop in his home state of California! Learn about Richard Nixon’s political rise; his election and Presidency; his wife, Pat, and daughters; and his homes in California, Florida, and New Jersey!
Be sure to listen to Richard Nixon’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda”on his birthplace!
Also, be sure to listen to Richard Nixon’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “Richard Nixon’s Tomb” on his gravesite!
As close as I could get on the beachLa Casa Pacifica On the rocksWalking backLa Casa Pacifica
At the Richard Nixon Museum and Library
With the model in the Nixon Library and MuseumClose up of the modelAerial view of the modelExhibit on the Western White HouseLa Casa PacificaTransport yourself to Nixon’s living room Hanging out in the living room
Parade magazine‘s photo of La Casa Pacifica.
La Casa Pacifica from San Clemente TimesThe NIxons in La Casa Pacifica living room Richard Nixon relaxing at La Casa Pacifica Aerial view of La Casa Pacifica from Parade magazine
Inside La Casa Pacifica from Parade magazine
Richard Nixon Key Biscayne Home
The two Key Biscayne homes Nixon entertaining
Richard Nixon in New Jersey
Nixon’s Saddle River homeNixon on his deckRichard and Pat in New Jersey
Richard Nixon greeting Trick-or-Treaters in Park Ridge.
Official White House Portraits of Richard and Pat Nixon.
BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip back to Ohio from Arizona, and the start of my New England swing! Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Andrew Johnson and Raleigh""Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch""Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall"Homes"Franklin Pierce and Concord""Abraham Lincoln and Springfield""Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis""Calvin Coolidge and Northampton" for the Coolidge Homestead"Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" for Campobello Island "Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch"Gravesites"Millard Fillmore's Tomb""Franklin Pierce's Tomb" "Abraham Lincoln's Tomb""Benjamin Harrison's Tomb" "Calvin Coolidge's Tomb""Lyndon Johnson's Tomb" Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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