Pat Nixon Day Concert 

March 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum

Every year on First Lady Pat Nixon’s birthday, the Richard Nixon Foundation hosts the Pat Nixon Day of Service, inviting the public to the Nixon Library to learn about and get involved with organizations and charities that Mrs. Nixon championed before, during, and after her tenure as First Lady. This year, the Southern California Philharmonic will join this program to honor Pat Nixon. The Southern California Philharmonic is a non-profit, all-volunteer community orchestra comprising dedicated, talented musicians in Orange County. 

As a tribute to Pat Nixon’s legacy, the Southern California Philharmonic is proud to present a program of three pieces written by composers with disabilities. 

Pat Nixon championed the rights of the disabled, while her husband, Richard Nixon, established diplomatic relations with China through cultural means in the early 1970s. In fact, the Philadelphia Orchestra performed the Ode to the Yellow River Piano Concerto in 1973, marking the first time a Western orchestra traveled to China. Hear this and more from the Southern California Philharmonic at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on March 17th at 7:00 PM.