On January 6, 1961, during a joint session of Congress, Vice President Richard Nixon—having just lost one of the closest presidential elections in history—formally announced the election of John F. Kennedy as the 35th President of the United States. It was a quiet but powerful affirmation of constitutional order, peaceful transition, and duty to the republic above self. | Richard Nixon Foundation

On this Day - November 6, 1968 Richard Nixon is elected President of the United States for the first time. In his remarks, he spoke candidly about the doubts that come with any campaign and the optimism leaders must show in public. But one person, he said, never doubted: his daughter, Julie. She’d spent months secretly stitching a presidential seal to give him the morning after the election. He held it up proudly before the press and said, “When you see this present, you’ll see she never had any