List of awards and honors received by Richard Nixon

This article lists awards and honors received by Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

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

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26. "Nixon school to close". The Tuscaloosa News . Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1981. p. 19A. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
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28. 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 May 21, 2016.
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