When they created the Nixon Foundation in 1969, the trustees had grand plans for building a museum and library for the papers and mementos of the 37th President. The foundation's board included some of the most powerful figures in the country men like John Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and an influential lawyer named Herbert Kalmbach to say nothing of Billy Graham and several distinguished businessmen.
As the Watergate scandal grew, the Nixon Foundation slipped into disarray. Now a majority of the 25 trustees have voted to dissolve the whole enterprise. The plan is to turn over to Whittier College,...
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