European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 24, 1994 Richard m. Nixon the stars and stripes Page 5 in the end even old foes Muster respect by the associated press in death Richard m. Nixon Drew unstinting Praise from his friends and charitable remarks from opponents for the most part. Even in Vietnam where Nixon s name still evokes hatred there was no gloat ing. May he rest in peace foreign ministry spokeswoman to the Lan said in a terse written statement. After his death Friday most found kind words forthe Man who carried to his grave the ignominious distinction of being the Only Man to resign the . Dick Nixon was one of the finest if not the finest foreign policy presidents of this Century said Gerald. Ford chosen by Nixon to replace Spiro Agnew who resigned As vice president Ford succeeded Nixon in 1974 and pardoned him a month later. As president his foreign policy accomplishments Laid important groundwork for efforts of the presi dents who have succeeded him said former presi Dent Carter who Defeated Ford in 1976. That s not to say All the rancor is gone. Rep. Ray Thornton d-ark., wrote the first draft of the original articles of impeachment in 1974. President Nixon did not distinguish Between the nation s interest and his personal interest Thornton said. He believed that any threat to either had to be .crushed.". Other old opponents said that Nixon perhaps was t As bad As All that. He was pretty Good on Domestic policy As Well. We sometimes forget that said George Mcgovern former senator from South Dakota who lost the 1972presidential race in a landslide to Nixon. During the late 60s or 1970s, i headed for example the select committee on nutrition and human needs and we pushed through a whole series of Strong nutritional programs All of which had the support of  ,. In China the official Xinhua news Agency re called Nixon s groundbreaking visit in february 1972that began the rapprochement Between the United states and China. The Agency hailed Nixon As an old Friend of the chinese  Nixon s Contact with China was a bold move for Aman who made his political name As a staunch anti communist and contributed to his reputation As an astute maker of foreign policy even As troubles piled up at Home. Continued from Page 4 into a car. It got infected and he spent two weeks at Walter Reed army medical Center in Washington. He agreed to engage the Massachusetts senator in a series of debates the first Ever to be Tele Vised and Arrito at the studio 10 pounds underweight looking Pale and wan. Ken Nedy was Tan an fit. The difference to the 70 million watching was striking. Even Nixon s Mother telephoned after the program task if anything was wrong. Nixon lost the election by 113,000votes, the closest presidential contest since 1888. He characterized the Kennedy organization As the most ruthless group of political operators Ever mobilized for a presidential Campaign but he said a recount would Hurt the nation. He joined a los Angeles Law firm and continued a role As titular head of the Republican party. In 1962, he ran a desultory race for governor of California and lost to Edmund g. Pat Brown. The real problem Nixon said was that i had no great desire to be governor of  what made the California election memorable however was Nixon s response when he met with reporters after his defeat. You won t have Nixon to kick around anymore he said because gentlemen this is my last press Confer  / o in 1965, at 52j however Nixon set about going after the 1968 presidential nomination. Three years later at Miami Beach fla., in a convention Hall sealed from demonstrators against the War in Vietnam Nixon easily won nomination. A few weeks later in Chicago the democrats too held their  riots and bloodshed on the streets darkened the candidacy of Hubert Humphrey the Minnesota senator chosen As the democrats candidate. Everywhere that Nixon and Humphrey went the were met by hecklers shouting obscene  won a tight race Over Humphrey and third party candidate George Wal lace former governor of Alabama. The new president inherited a country att a abroad and torn by strife at Home. Lower our voices his inaugural speech counselled. But rancor intensified result ing sometimes in pitched Battles on col lege campuses and City streets. Nixon evolved the policy he called Vietnam nation turning the fighting Over to the South vietnamese. In his first term he gradually reduced . Troop strength from 550,000 in 1969 to about 30,000 by late 1972. His first major action was to enlarge the War by ordering the bombing of Cam Bodia on grounds that More than 40,000 communist troops had been Given Sanctuary there. The action was a closely held  Nixon quickly Learned As Lyndon b. Johnson did before him that secrets Are hard to keep in Washington. He said later that in his first five months As presi Nixon through the years Jan. 9,1913 bom in Yorba Linda calif., son of Francis and Hannah Nixon. 1994 graduates from we totter College Whittier Calif june 21,1940 marries Thelma Par Ryan 1942-45 serves in Navy during world War a % a 1946 elected to first of two terms in House of representatives. 19sdi elected to , Senate it of t 1952 elected vice president As running mate to Dwight d Eisenhower. 195$ reflected a vice president i960 narrowly loses presidency to John f. Kennedy. 19621 loses California governor s race but Terry tells reporters you won t have Nixon to kick around anymore. 1968 elected president Over Democrat Hubert Humphrey and Independent George Wallace Jan. 20,1969 sworn in a 37th president of the United states. July 15,1971 makes Surprise announcement of plans to visit China. Aug. 15,i97t announce wage Price freest other major economic moves february 1972 makes historic first trip to communist China. May 1972? Summit with soviet Leader to jute Zenev in Moscow. June 17,1972 break in at democratic Headquarters at the watergate Complex. November 1972 re elected in landslide Over George Mcgovey oct. 10,1973 vice president Spiro Agnew resigns. Oct. 20,1973 saturday night massacre in which attorney general blot Richardson resigns watergate special prosecutor Arch Oakl Cox the fired. A i july 24,1974 supreme court rules that Nixon must surrender tapes secretly recorded at the White House. Aug. 9,1974 resigns As president in culmination of watergate scandal sept. 6,1974 receives unconditional Pardon from successor Gerald r. Ford. June 22,1993 put Nixon Dies of lung cancer april 18,1994 Nixon suffers a stroke. April 22,1994 Nixon Dies after slipping into it deep coma the Day before Apelle Pat Nixon stands by her husband in the Back Yard of their Home in Saddle River nj., in june 1990. She died of cancer june 22,1993. Apelle a we j. Dastalto Bob Bianchini vice presidential nominee Richard Nixon plays with the family s Cocker Spaniel checkers on sept. 28,1952, at Home in Washington . Dent 21 major stories based on leaks appeared in Washington and new York newspapers. On May 9, 1969, the new York time disclosed the bombing in Cambodia. Nixon and Secretary of state Henry kiss Inger were furious. They ordered the wiretapping of National Security aide Sand journalists. Over two years 17 taps were installed. In a Nixon administration not yet 4 months old the seeds of water Gate were planted. In August 1969, Kissinger began a remarkable series of secret meetings with the North vietnamese in. Paris that culminated eventually in peace talks. But at Home the anti War forces kept up their drumbeat. By the tens of thousands they marched on the Pentagon and on on saturday the White House was ringed by City buses to keep it from being stormed. Concerning another asian break through diplomatic experts said that Only Nixon the dedicated communist fighter of the 1950s, could have brought off the reopening of relations with China after 25 years of icy distance. Nixon s signals of encouragement to the chinese began two weeks after he took office. The Effort Cli maxed with a secret trip by Kissinger to Beijing and the president s visit to Chin and with Motse Tung in february 1972. We have been Here a week Nixon said in a Toast on the last night. This was the week that changed the  three months later Nixon met in mos cow with soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev. He came away with the first strategic arms limitation agreement Between the two superpowers in the thermonuclear age. At first the watergate break in on june 17, 1972, failed to get much Atten Tion and the White House appeared successful in deflecting responsibility. Infant Nixon Defeated South Dakota sen. George Mcgovern in a landslide election in november 1972. It was not until March 1973 that details emerged Point ing to a cover up reaching into the Oval office. For the next 17 agonizing months Nixon denied taking part in the cover up denials that finally were contradicted by his own secret tape recordings which the supreme court forced him to yield to watergate prosecutors. Later Nixon would say his biggest mis take was not destroying the tapes. In 1974, a grand jury accused Nixon of engaging in a criminal conspiracy and secretly named him As one of 18  conspirators. The House judiciary committee approved three articles of impeachment charging that he obstructed Justice that he misused the Fri the Cia and the internal Revenue service and that he tried to thwart the House investigation of him by failing to Honor subpoenas for papers and tapes. One particular recording turned out Tobe the Long sought smoking gun prov ing Nixon s consent to the cover up. Four Days after the White House published a transcript of that tape Nixon re signed. Except for a Pardon issued by his successor Gerald r. Ford Nixon might have landed in prison As 25 others did in the watergate Galaxy of crimes