H*5175 Resolution, By D.A. Wright
 A House Resolution expressing the sympathy of the members of the House of
 Representatives to the family and many friends of the Late Richard M. Nixon,
 thirty-seventh President of the United States.

   04/28/94  House  Introduced and adopted HJ-298

A HOUSE RESOLUTION

EXPRESSING THE SYMPATHY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS OF THE LATE RICHARD M. NIXON, THIRTY-SEVENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives were saddened to note the passing on April 22, 1994, of Richard M. Nixon of California, the thirty-seventh President of the United States; and

Whereas, Mr. Nixon, a graduate of Whittier College and Duke University Law School, and a World War II veteran of the United States Navy, began his life in politics on his election to the United States House of Representatives in 1946 and to the United States Senate in 1950; and

Whereas, at the young age of thirty-nine, he was elected Vice-President of the United States, serving with distinction in that office during the eight years of the Eisenhower administration; and

Whereas, he was a candidate for President in 1960, losing an extremely close election to John F. Kennedy, after which in 1962 he ran unsuccessfully for Governor of California; and

Whereas, Mr. Nixon then practiced law in New York, joining the Mudge Rose Law Firm and continued to work in Republican politics, once again becoming a candidate in 1968 when he was elected thirty-seventh President of the United States; and

Whereas, in 1972, he was re-elected in a forty-nine-state landslide, warmly appreciated in South Carolina by achieving the highest percentage of votes in South Carolina for President of the modern two-party system era only to see the fruits of that great political victory ruined by the Watergate affair, which ultimately forced his resignation, and in his three races for President he received more votes for President than any other person in the history of the Republic; and

Whereas, the American people owe this extraordinarily complicated man much for his skillful conduct of foreign and domestic policy, including the orderly withdrawal from Vietnam, the opening to China, the first strategic arms agreement with the Soviet Union, the implementation of revenue sharing, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and other important domestic initiatives; and

Whereas, in the years after his resignation he devoted himself to writing and maintained contact with foreign leaders, quietly providing welcome advice on foreign policy matters to his presidential successors; and

Whereas, it is appropriate for members of the House of Representatives to pause in their deliberations so that they might note the passing of so distinguished an American whose career in politics spanned so many years, that witnessed so much change, that endured much despair, and that generated abundant hope. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives express sympathy to the family and many friends of the late Richard M. Nixon, thirty-seventh President of the United States.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to his daughters.