A PRESIDENT RESIGNS: 50 YEARS LATER - A virtual panel discussion on the resignation.
Thursday, August 8, 2024, from noon to 1:30 p.m. (PDT)
Using records from the collections at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, the program will look at President Nixon’s decision to resign and final days at the White House. The panel will offer diverse perspectives on this day in American history and its impact 50 years later.
Confirmed panelists include:
Alan Lowe (moderator): Executive Director, American Museum of Science and Energy and the K-25 Atomic History Center.
Jason Schultz (panelist): Supervisory Archivist, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.
Garrett Graff (panelist): Journalist, historian, Nixon archives researcher and Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Bob Bostock (panelist): Consultant to the Richard Nixon Foundation.
Frank Gannon (panelist): Former Nixon staffer.
The A President Resigns discussion will stream live on our YouTube channel. The program will also be shown at the National Archives in Washington D.C. and at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum.