List of awards and honors received by Richard Nixon

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

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