** FILE ** In this Aug. 9, 1974, file photo, Richard Nixon says goodbye to members of his staff outside the White House in Washington as he boards a helicopter for Andrews Air Force Base after resigning the presidency in Washington. (AP Photo/File)
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Richard Nixon's 100th birthday celebration cake, a few hours before it's rolled out to serve several hundred guests
Richard Nixon's 100th birthday celebration cake, a few hours before it's rolled out to serve several hundred guests
PAUL CARTER/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY A pamphlet done up like an old school Hollywood guide to the stars chronicles the life of President Nixon, born 100 years ago this Wednesday. He died in 1994.
PAUL CARTER/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY A pamphlet done up like an old school Hollywood guide to the stars chronicles the life of President Nixon, born 100 years ago this Wednesday. He died in 1994.
A good-hearted tourist map honoring Richard Nixon has proved a bestseller as the former president's 100th birthday approaches Tuesday. (image from Paul Carter/California State University at Fullerton)
Electing Sen. George McGovern as president in 1972 seemed possible to those whose hopes were dashed by the assassination four years earlier of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy during his presidential run. Mr. McGovern, who died Sunday at 90, lost the election to Richard Nixon. (Associated Press)
