The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment: the red carpet, the green lawn, the white house, the leaden sky. The new president and his first lady.
Richard M. NixonAbout author
- Author's profession: President
- Nationality: american
- Born: January 9, 1913
- Died: April 22, 1994
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