First Lady Pat Nixon once said, “People are my project.”
Those simple words and their call to action continued to be celebrated on what would have been Nixon’s 113th birthday.
Education Specialist Ara Carbonneau talks to kids at the Pat Nixon Day of Service event at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A wreath was laid on the grave of Pat Nixon during the Pat Nixon Day of Service event at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Vikki Shepp, CEO, Girl Scouts of Orange County, speaks during Pat Nixon Day of Service events at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People visit booths at the Pat Nixon Day of Service event at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors take photos during the Pat Nixon Day of Service events at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Girls pass a booth at the Pat Nixon Day of Service event at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Joe Lopez, Acting President and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation, speaks during Pat Nixon Day of Service events at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Members of the Yorba Linda Girl Scout Honor Guard and Rep. Young Kim, place a wreath on the grave of Pat Nixon in Yorba Linda, CA on Monday, March 17, 2025. The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum was celebrating the Pat Nixon Day of Service on what would have been Nixon’s 113th birthday. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Education Specialist Ara Carbonneau talks to kids at the Pat Nixon Day of Service event at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Nixon Presidential Library & Museum hosts the Pat Nixon Day of Service each year on or around her birthday, March 16, 1912.
This year, the day featured a community involvement fair with some of the organizations Nixon was involved in so the public could learn more and get involved themselves.
The American Cancer Society, American Legion, American Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Town and Gown of USC and 4-H were some of the groups at the fair.
“Any time you can connect with people in your community you’re making a difference no matter how big or small,” said Carrie Anderson, marketing coordinator of the Richard Nixon Foundation, which helped organize the fair.
The event also featured a wreath laying by members of the Yorba Linda Girl Scout Honor Guard.
Nixon was a troop leader for her daughters well before moving to the White House. Her support of the Girl Scouts and volunteerism continued until her death in 1993.
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