President Trump received the Architect of Peace Award from the Nixon Foundation during a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Among those presenting it are Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia Nixon Cox; former national security advisor Robert O'Brien; and Jim Byron, the acting archivist of the U.S., sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Per the Richard Nixon Foundation's website, the award, established in 1995, is given to people who embody Nixon's "lifelong goal of shaping a more peaceful world."

Mr. Trump was central to the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which was announced two days before the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded. Mr. Trump has publicly advocated that he should receive the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he had

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