The San Clemente, California home that was used as President Richard Nixon’s ‘Western White House’ during his tumultuous five years in office is once again on the market.
The seaside estate dubbed ‘La Casa Pacifica’ is currently for sale with an asking price of $63.5million.
Its current owner, who bought the home from Nixon in the 1980s, has been trying to sell the property over the last several years, first putting it on the market in 2015 for $75million.
The San Clemente, California home dubbed the ‘Western White House’ during President Nixon’s administration is up for sale at $63.5million
The centerpiece of the estate is the 9,000-square-foot main house which includes nine bedrooms and 14 bathrooms
The home was originally built in 1926, and bought by President Nixon in 1969 – six months into his presidency
Celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, John Wayne and Cesar Romero all visited the sweeping home
When Nixon resigned in shame in 1974 after the Watergate scandal, he retreated to the home
During his five years in office, Nixon (left) hosted 17 heads of state at the ‘Western White House’ including Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (right)
Nixon bought the 1926 home in 1969 for $1.4million, just six months into his presidency. During his administration, he hosted 17 heads of state at the mansion including Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
And it wasn’t just dignitaries that graced the home with their presence. Celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, John Wayne and Cesar Romero also made visits.
When Nixon resigned in shame in 1974 after the Watergate scandal, he retreated to the home.
The 5.45-acre estate is situated on a bluff overlooking the ocean, and includes 450 feet of beach front property
In 1980, Nixon sold the home to political ally Gavin S. Herbert, the founder of the Allergan pharmaceuticals company. Herbert has owned it ever since
Herbert has expanded the home under his ownership, adding a basement and remodeling other parts. Above, a room at the home
Among the features of the home are an oceanfront pool, a greenhouse, a lighted tennis court and a putting green
Above, a view of the estates expansive seaside gardens
After Nixon resigned in disgrace in 1974, he fled to the home where he wrote his memoirs in an officer overlooking the ocean
Nixon and his wife Pat are pictured inside the home, in a room they decorated yellow
Nixon is seen taking his newspapers poolside in this snap from 1971
He wrote his memoirs in an office overlooking the ocean, and filmed the famous Frost-Nixon interviews not far away.
He owned the home until 1980, at which point he sold it to political ally Gavin S. Herbert, the founder of the Allergan pharmaceuticals company.
Herbert has owned it ever since, and said he was so taken by the home that he tended to its gardens as a volunteer before buying it from Nixon.
He has expanded the home under his ownership, adding a basement and remodeling other parts.
Herbert told the Wall Street Journal in an April 2015 story that putting the house on the market was ‘a very hard decision’.
Nixon, center right, is shown here hosting a gathering at the home. Left to right are Bob Hope, Tricia Nixon, Pat Nixon, Gerald Ford, Dolores Hope, Nixon, Betty Ford, Henry Kissinger and Arnold Palmer
The 5.45-acre estate includes a 9,000-square foot main house built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, a 3,000-square-foot entertaining pavilion with a guest wing, a two-bedroom guest house and multiple staff accommodations
Current owner Herbert has tried to sell the home several times over the past three years
Herbert told the Wall Street Journal in an April 2015 story that putting the house on the market was ‘a very hard decision’
The home is such a beauty that it has been featured in Architectural Digest three times
He said: ‘I think we felt we were caretakers. We care a lot about who the next caretakers would be.’
La Casa Pacifica is located on an isolated bluff that overlooks the Pacific Ocean, offering panoramic views including San Clemente Island 60 miles away.
The 5.45-acre estate includes a 9,000-square foot, nine-bedroom main house built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, a 3,000-square-foot entertaining pavilion with a guest wing, a two-bedroom guest house and multiple staff accommodations.
Other features of the unique property include a greenhouse, oceanfront swimming pool, lighted tennis court, putting green, formal gardens and 450 feet of beach front.
The home is such a beauty that it has been featured in Architectural Digest three times.
Compass Real Estate’s Rob Giem is the listing agent.