The resources and staff of the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, CA, were enormously helpful in the writing of The Young Nixon and His Rivals. The Library’s Pre-Presidential Papers contain a gold mine of essential detail on Nixon’s career during the 1940s and 1950s. The facility’s reference staff is well informed, hospitable and efficient.
On November 2, 2010, Worthen presented an overview of his
book to an enthusiastic
gathering of scholars and members of the local community
at the Nixon Library, presided over by Director Timothy Naftali. The focus of his remarks was on Nixon’s
reluctance publicly to criticize his rivals, despite their well-known antipathy
toward him. The pictures on this
page are from that presentation.
The Presidential Library and museum is located in Yorba
Linda, California, situated on nine acres in southern California.
In addition to exhibitions, the grounds include President Nixon's helicopter
and birthplace.
Visitors are also invited to see the special exhibit galleries, which show a
variety of rotating exhibits related to our mission as a national institution
and local landmark.
All photos courtesy of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, Yorba Linda, CA
