Photos: Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum

A depiction of the Great Wall of China commemorates President Richard Nixon’s visit to China. The venue in Yorba Linda is scheduled to open to the public in October after a $15-million renovation and will feature nearly 70 new major exhibits.

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Aug. 11, 2016 9:46 PM PT

Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum

The Presidency Room is under construction.

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David Goff of Louisville, Ky., walks past a rendering of what will be the renovated entrance to the museum.

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A replica of the Oval Office at the White House during Richard Nixon’s presidency is under construction at the museum.

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The restored birthplace, where Richard Nixon was born and lived from 1913 to 1922, is on view on the museum’s grounds.

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The 1967 Ford limousine, code name 800–X, is escorted to the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, where it will be on permanent display. Four past presidents rode in the 22–foot long modified Lincoln Continental: Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.

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A military honor guard bears witness to the coffin of former President Richard Nixon as it arrives for burial at the Nixon Library.

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Visitors walk by the “Rockin’ the White House” exhibit, which includes murals of President Nixon with Elvis Presley, Billy Preston (slightly obscurred), George Harrison and President Gerald Ford.

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Library guests walk past a mural of President Richard Nixon waving goodbye.

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Former President Richard Nixon discusses his presidential library plan with members of the media in March 1984.

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Cameras roll as former President Richard Nixon is interviewed by NBC journalist Tom Brokaw by the library’s reflecting pool.

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