Thursday, August 8, 2024, from noon to 1:30 p.m. (PDT)
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum presents A President Resigns: 50 Years Later,a virtual panel discussion on the resignation.
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 of the American Museum of Science and Energy and the K-25 Atomic History Center.
Jason Schultz (panelist): Supervisory Archivist at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum since July 2014.
Garrett Graff (panelist): Journalist, historian, Nixon archives researcher and Pulitzer Prize finalist author of Watergate: A New History.
Bob Bostock (panelist): Bob Bostock is a consultant to the Richard Nixon Foundation. In 1990, working directly with President Nixon, he wrote most of the exhibits covering the Nixon presidency for the private Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Birthplace including the original Watergate exhibit.
Frank Gannon (panelist): Former Nixon staffer with President Nixon on Air Force One when they flew back to California following the resignation. In San Clemente, he organized the researching and writing of the President's memoirs. In March 2024, he participated as a moderator for our women's history symposium.
UPDATE: The A President Resigns discussion is available on our YouTube channel. Click HERE to watch.
The program will also be shown at the National Archives in Washington D.C. and at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum.
Event Contact:
For press information contact the National Archives Public and Media Communications staff at public.affairs@nara.gov.
