On the 25th anniversary of President Nixon’s inauguration, former cabinet members, governors, congressional leaders, and prominent politicians joined President Nixon and President and Mrs. Ford at the Nixon Presidential Library for a ceremony honoring the life and accomplishments of the 37th President of the U.S. Richard M. Nixon. Former Secretaries of State Shultz, Kissinger, and Rogers, and former President Ford spoke about President Nixon and the Nixon administration. Following an introduction by former President Ford, former President Nixon spoke about the foreign affairs accomplishments and the prospects for the future during his short address. He saluted his cabinet and other officials and discussed his late wife Pat Nixon. In the distance, protestors could be heard outside the walls of the Nixon Library. In reference to those and past protests, President Nixon suggested that “I have been heckled by experts.”