I can still recall hearing of Pres Nixon's death.
It was a Friday night. We were on our way to a ballgame. The pre-game show was interrupted with the flash that Pres Nixon had passed away in a NY hospital.
Nixon had suffered a stroke and was seriously ill.
Mrs. Nixon had died the year before. How can you think of Pres Nixon without thinking of the wonderful Pat Nixon? She is still one of my favorite First Ladies!
Between his resignation in 1974 and death in 1994, Richard Nixon became a great author and important voice on national security.
Nixon's 2 volume memoirs were so good that I couldn't put them down. It was a great book about the second half of the 20th century.
Nixon was in the middle of everything!
Another good one was "In the arena"! "No more Vietnams" was one of the best books ever about that war!
Nixon was a complex man. He was capable of "going to China" and engaging in petty politics.
I will always remember Pres. Nixon because he was the first candidate that I ever campaigned for!
P.S. This is a great video about Pres Nixon:
