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The White House Historical Association hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., with representatives from presidential sites across the nation. This discussion highlighting women’s history i…

President Nixon signed Title IX into law in June 1972, prohibiting sex discrimination in any education program receiving federal money -- most notably sports. Three Team USA Olympic gold med…

President Nixon signed Title IX into law in June 1972, prohibiting sex discrimination in any education program receiving federal money -- most notably sports. Former U.S. Commerce Secretary …

Lee Stout, former president of the Society of American Archivists, recounts the Nixon administration’s success in promoting women to executive positions in the federal government. The admini…

Barbara Franklin talked about her work as a staff assistant to President Nixon from 1971 to 1973 leading the effort to recruit women for high-level government jobs and her relationship with …

Former Secretary of Commerce Barbara Franklin talked about her work as a staff assistant to President Nixon from 1971 to 1973. During her time in the Nixon administration she led the effort …

Former members of Richard Nixon’s administration discussed the legacy of the 37th president. Among their topics: President Nixon’s trip to China, his interest in the Native American communit…

Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, talked about the state of the U.S. economy, the future of interest rates, indicators of economic growth, and monetary policy. Following his rem…

Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, former Representative Cox, talked about efforts to simplify federal securities regulations and enforcement, his role at the SEC, and other issues…

Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, spoke at the Economic Club of New York. He talked about U.S. monetary policy and foreign exchange rates. He encouraged fiscal restraint to re…

Former George H.W. Bush Administration Commerce Secretary (1992-1993) Barbara Hackman Franklin talked about her perspective on the corporate accountability law recently signed by President B…

One by one, senators, representatives, and current and former secretaries of commerce approached a microphone to voice their support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). They…

Ms. Franklin spoke on her recent trip to China with a U.S. trade delegation, the recently signed North American Free Trade Agreement, and the economic agenda of the incoming Clinton presiden…

Secretary of Commerce Barbara Franklin spoke at a forum on U.S.-Japanese business relations spoke on methods to bring the U.S. and Japanese governments closely together to allow more U.S. ex…

The evening session of the second day of the 1992 Republican National Convention featured speeches by administration officials promoting the programs and values of the George H. W. Bush admi…

President Bush and Russian President Yeltsin addressed the U.S.-Russia Business Summit in the Marriot Hotel in Washington, DC, to laud the new era of economic cooperation between the U.S. an…

Secretary Franklin testified about the budget of the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 1993. The department budget was approximately $3 billion for fiscal year 1992, more than half of w…

Secretary Barbara Franklin was sworn in by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as Secretary of Commerce. President George H. W. Bush was present at the ceremony.

The Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony on the confirmation of Barbara Hackman Franklin as Secretary of Commerce. Ms. Franklin has been a supporter and financial backer of President Bu…

President George H.W. Bush announced the nomination of Barbara Franklin to be Secretary of Commerce, replacing Robert Mosbacher. Ms. Franklin was a long-time supporter of President Bush, and…