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On April 22, 1994, Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, died after suffering a significant stroke four days earlier, at the age of 81. His state [ 1] funeral followed five days later at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in his hometown of Yorba Linda, California. He was the first former president to die in 21 ...
Newberry College ( BA) University of South Carolina ( MA) Harvey LeRoy " Lee " Atwater (February 27, 1951 – March 29, 1991) was an American political consultant and strategist for the Republican Party. He was an adviser to Republican U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and chairman of the Republican National Committee.
Thelma Catherine " Pat " Nixon ( née Ryan; March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of President Richard Nixon. She also served as the second lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 when her husband was vice president. Born in Ely, Nevada, she grew up with her two brothers in ...
Pete McCloskey — a pro-environment, anti-war California Republican who co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and co-founded Earth Day — has died. A fourth-generation Republican "in the mold of ...
August 8, 2024 at 4:01 PM. Hey OnPolitics readers! Exactly 50 years ago, a beleaguered President Richard M. Nixon entered the Oval Office, stared into a television camera and performed an act that ...
Pete McCloskey, a veteran who wanted U.S. troops out of Vietnam, was the first congressman to urge consideration of Nixon's impeachment on the House floor. Pete McCloskey, antiwar candidate who ...
Samuel Joseph Byck (January 30, 1930 – February 22, 1974) was an American hijacker and attempted assassin. On February 22, 1974, he attempted to hijack a plane flying out of Baltimore/Washington International Airport, intending to crash into the White House in the hopes of killing President Richard Nixon. [ 1]
John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was an American politician who served as the 39th governor of Texas (1963–1969) and as the 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury (1971–1972).