List of awards and honors received by Richard Nixon

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This article lists awards and honors received by Richard Nixon.

Honorary degrees

Nixon received honorary degrees from the following educational institutions:^[1]

Bradley University, Doctor of Laws, 1951^[2]
University of Tehran, 1953^[2]
Lowell Technological Institute, Doctor of Science, 1954 ^[3]^[4]
Whittier College, Doctor of Laws, 1954^[5]
Temple University, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1955^[6]^[7]
Lafayette College, Doctor of Laws, 1956^[8]
Bethany College, Doctor of Laws, 1957^[9]^[10]
Defiance College, Doctor of Laws, 1957^[11]
DePauw University, Doctor of Laws, 1957^[12]
Michigan State University, Doctor of Laws, 1957^[13]
Wilberforce University, Doctor of Humanities, 1957^[14]
Yeshiva University, Doctor of Laws, 1957^[15]
Fordham University, Doctor of Laws, 1959^[16]
Thiel College, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1959^[17]^[18]
University of San Diego, Doctor of Laws, 1959^[19]^[20]

Other honors

Egypt's Order of the Nile, 1974^[21]
Member of France's Académie des Beaux-Arts, elected 1985,^[22] inducted 1987^[23]
National Fitness Foundation's Public Service Award, 1986^[24]

Namesakes

Richard M. Nixon Parkway, Yorba Linda, California^[25]
Richard M. Nixon Elementary School, Yorba Linda, California^[26]
Nixon Elementary School, Hiawatha, Iowa^[27]
Richard M. Nixon High School, Monrovia, Liberia^[28]^[29]
Nixon Library, Yuen Long, Hong Kong^[30]

Postage stamps

Richard Nixon has appeared on the following postage stamps:

A United States 32-cent commemorative stamp, issued April 26, 1995.^[31]
A set of six stamps from Umm Al Quwain in 1972, commemorating Nixon's visit to China.^[32]
Two Nevis $3 commemorative stamps, issued May 21, 2010 as part of a pane commemorating the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's election as President.^[33]^[34]
Liberia stamps issued in 1982 and 2009 as part of series commemorating U.S. presidents.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Presidential memorials in the United States

References

^ See Richard M. Nixon Speakers Manual (PDF). Washington, D.C.: The Dick Nixon Club. March 1960. p. 51. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ ^a ^b "Nixon Is Awarded Honorary Degree in Iran Ceremony". The Milwaukee Journal. AP. 1953-12-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Nixon Plans Series of Eastern Talks After Midwest Trip". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. 1954-09-13. p. 3. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ Times, Special to The New York (1954-08-29). "NIXON TO GET DEGREE; Lowell Technological Institute to Honor Him on Sept. 28". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
^ "Honorary Degrees". Whittier.edu. Whittier College. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Richard M. Nixon receiving an honorary degree from Temple University, 1955". Temple.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Vice President Richard Nixon at Temple University commencement". Temple.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
^ "Richard Nixon". mcall.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Nixon Hits 'Tricky' Union Officials". Toledo Blade. AP. 1957-06-03. p. 3. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ Miller, Scott D. (2015-03-24). "The Tradition of Honorary Degrees". Dialogue. Retrieved 2016-05-21.^{[dead link]}
^ "Nixon to Receive Honorary Degree". Lewiston Evening Journal. AP. 1957-05-03. p. 11. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Vice President Richard M. Nixon Receives Honorary Degree from DePauw". DePauw.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "MSU Honorary Degree Recipients: Alphabetical List". MSU.edu. Michigan State University. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Degree for Nixon". The Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. 1957-07-12. p. 12, part 1. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Vice President Nixon Gets Honorary Degree from Yeshiva University". JTA.org. 1957-12-16. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Cut in Foreign Aid Would Be Disastrous, Nixon Says". Schenectady Gazette. AP. 1959-01-28. p. 5. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Honorary Degree Recipients". Thiel.edu. Thiel College. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "V.P. Nixon Speaks to Thiel Students, Receives Honorary Degree" (PDF). The Campus. 1959-10-02. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
^ "The Way We Were". U-T San Diego. 2007-02-11. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ Office of Public Information, "USD Sends Congratulations to Alumnus Richard Nixon" (1968). News Releases. 59. https://digital.sandiego.edu/newsreleases/59
^ Shaw, Gaylord (1974-06-13). "Millions Welcome Nixon upon Arrival in Egypt". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Associated Press. p. 22. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Associés Étrangers". Académie des Beaux-Arts. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Nixon is honored in France". The Milwaukee Journal. 1987-02-21. p. 2A. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Nixon honored". The Times-News. Hendersonville, N.C. AP. 1986-03-14. p. 16. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ Groves, Martha (2013-09-03). "Changing name of Marina Freeway to 'Ballona Freeway' is proposed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
^ "Nixon school to close". The Tuscaloosa News. Los Angeles Times. 1981-03-15. p. 19A. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "History of School". Nixon Elementary. Cedar Rapids Community School District. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ Wulu, John Nimley Sr. (2009). The Miracles and Riches of God: Autobiography of John Nimley Wulu, Sr. of Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa (Founder and Builder of Schools). Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4389-1799-3. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Nearly Nothing Named for Nixon". Twelve Mile Circle. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ Musgrave, Paul (Summer 2009). "The First Nixon Library". Prologue. 41 (2). Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^ "Richard M. Nixon Issue". Arago. Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
^ Colnect.com
^ McCarty, Denise (2010-08-09). "Recent stamps show presidents from Roosevelt to Reagan" (PDF). Linn's Stamp News. p. 10. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
^ "New Issues - Western Hemisphere" (PDF). Linn's Stamp News. 2010-07-26. p. 62. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

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