Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  William Brooks Sorsby (1858-1912) — also known asWilliam B. Sorsby — of Clinton,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Mississippi,1858.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,1896;U.S. Consul inSan Juan del Norte, as of 1899; U.S. Minister toBolivia, 1902-08.Suffered astroke ofparalysis in 1908, and died from complications, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1912 (ageabout 53years).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Arthur Burr (1850-1915) — also known asJoseph A. Burr — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;Corporation Counsel, city of Brooklyn, 1896-97;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1904-15; appointed 1904;died in office 1915; Justice of the Appellate Division of the NewYork Supreme Court, 1909.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sons ofthe Revolution;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1915 (age64 years, 219days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph Arthur Burr and Harriet (Nash) Burr; married to Ella A.Dawson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Gwendolyn Burden Dows (1884-1935) — also known asMary Gwendolyn Townsend Burden;Mrs. DavidDows —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornSeptember18, 1884.Republican. Member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1934.Female.Scottishancestry.Died, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 30,1935 (age50 years, 315days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | Norman Hapgood (1868-1937) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March28, 1868.Lawyer;editor, Collier's Weeklymagazine,1903-12; Harper's Weekly, 1913-16; U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1919.Died, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April29, 1937 (age69 years, 32days).Cremated;ashes interred atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Edward F. Cassidy (1868-1937) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in1868.Socialist.Organizerandvice-president,New York Typographical Union; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1902 (Social Democratic, 15thDistrict), 1904 (Social Democratic, 12th District), 1904 (SocialDemocratic, 17th District), 1906 (Socialist, 8th District), 1913(Socialist, 20th District), 1926 (Socialist, 18th District), 1930(Socialist, 18th District), 1934 (Socialist, 20th District);candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1908 (New York County 17th District), 1910 (NewYork County 22nd District), 1914 (New York County 22nd District),1915 (New York County 22nd District), 1918 (New York County 18thDistrict), 1924 (New York County 18th District), 1930 (New YorkCounty 16th District); candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1909; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1916 (20th District), 1932 (18th District);delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York, 1920;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1922; candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1925, 1929; candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1933.Member,TypographicalUnion.Died, fromheartdisease, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1937 (ageabout 69years).Interment atCypressHills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Thomas J. Hogan (d. 1938) — of Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate formayorof Long Beach, N.Y., 1929.Died, from complications ofstomachulcers, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1938.Burial location unknown. | | Livingston Farrand (1867-1939) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; Brewster,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 14,1867.Physician;anthropologist;psychologist;universityprofessor;president,University of Colorado, 1914-19; chairman, Central Committee of theAmerican Red Cross, 1919-21;president,Cornell University, 1921-37; elected (Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve.FrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,AmericanPublic Health Association;AmericanPsychological Association.Died, ofpneumonia,inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1939 (age72 years, 147days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J. | | Ione Nicoll (d. 1940) — also known asIone Page — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1924;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Episcopalian.One of the leaders of the Women's Organization for NationalProhibition Reform; bolted the Republican Party over the prohibitionissue in 1932.Jumpedorfellsixteen stories to her death, from her room atNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August9, 1940.Interment atSouthamptonCemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.  | George Bliss Agnew (1868-1941) — also known asGeorge B. Agnew — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1868.Republican.Stockbroker;director ofminingcompanies andrailroads;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1900(alternate),1904(alternate),1908;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 27th District, 1903-06;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1907-10.Presbyterian.English,FrenchHuguenot,Scottish,andScotch-Irishancestry. Member,UnionLeague;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, ofpneumonia,inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1941 (ageabout 72years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Gifford Agnew and Mary Hervey (Bliss) Agnew; married1908 to EmilyD. Gruban. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | Martin Thomas Conboy Jr. (1878-1944) — also known asMartin Conboy — of Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933-35.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 5,1944 (age65 years, 190days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin Conboy and Bridget (Harlow) Conboy; married,July 31,1912, to Bertha L. Mason. |
| | Elinor Fatman Morgenthau (1892-1949) — also known asElinor F. Morgenthau;ElinorFatman —of Hopewell Junction,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1892.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1924;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928.Female.Jewish.Died, from aliverailment, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1949 (age57 years, 214days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Lamar Hardy (1879-1950) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,May 29,1879.Democrat.Lawyer;Corporation Counsel, New York City, 1915-17;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935-38.Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick;PhiDelta Theta.Died, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August18, 1950 (age71 years, 81days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Capt. William Harris Hardy and Harriet 'Hattie' (Lott) Hardy;married,October1, 1914, to Micheline Michel. |
 | Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) — also known asRobert A. Taft;"Mr.Republican";"Mr. Integrity";"OurIllustrious Dunderhead" —of Indian Hill,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September8, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1921-26;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1926; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1932,1944;member ofOhiostate senate, 1931-32;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1939-53; died in office 1953; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1940,1944,1948,1952.Episcopalian.Member,PsiUpsilon.Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act. Died, frommalignanttumors, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1953 (age63 years, 326days).Interment atIndianHill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio;memorial monument atCapitolGrounds, Washington, D.C. | | Marshall Field III (1893-1956) — of Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September28, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; publisher,Chicago Sun-Timesnewspaper;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1944,1948.Died, ofbraincancer, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1956 (age63 years, 41days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Benedict D. Dineen (1890-1958) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1890.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Judge, New York MunicipalCourt, 1928-38;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-58; died in office 1958.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;HolyName Society;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Knightsof Columbus.Died, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1958 (age67 years, 277days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Dineen and Margaret (McDonald) Dineen; married1928 to MarySmith. |
 | Dean Mallory Stephens (1893-1961) — also known asD. Mallory Stephens — of Brewster,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Patterson,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1893.Republican.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Putnam County, 1926-52;chair ofPutnam County Republican Party, 1939; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1948(alternate),1952.Presbyterian.Member,Grange.Died, from aheartailment, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1961 (age67 years, 25days).Interment atMapleAvenue Cemetery, Patterson, N.Y. | | Edward S. Lentol (1909-1981) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1949-62; memberofNewYork state senate, 1963-72 (18th District 1963-65, 20th District1966, 14th District 1967-72);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1973-79.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1981 (age71 years, 350days).Burial location unknown. | | William Armistead Moale Burden (1906-1984) — also known asWilliam A. M. Burden — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1906.Analyst ofaviationindustry; founder of Wall Street investment firm; chairman of UnionTexas Natural Gas Corporation; director, AlliedChemicalCo., ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem, and LockheedAircraft;president, Museum of Modern Art in New York, 1953-59, 1962-65; U.S.Ambassador toBelgium, 1959-61.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofheartdisease, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1984 (age78 years, 185days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Francis Darlington Jr. (1904-1986) — also known asCharles F. Darlington — of Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1904.Democrat.Economist;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;oilexecutive; U.S. Ambassador toGabon, 1961-64.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, inNew York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1986 (age81 years, 210days).Burial location unknown. | | Marvin Rosenberg (1906-1987) — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1906.Democrat. President, CameoCurtains;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1948(alternate),1964,1968;philanthropist.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1987 (age80 years, 244days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) — also known asRobert B. Anderson — of Texas. Born in Burleson,JohnsonCounty, Tex.,June 4,1910.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1932; Received theMedalof Freedom in 1955;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif.Pleadedguilty in 1987 tochargesofevadingtaxes by illegally operating anoffshorebank;sentencedtojail,housearrest, andprobation;disbarredin 1988.Died, of complications from surgery oncancerof the esophagus, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1989 (age79 years, 71days).Interment atRosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex. | | Inzer B. Wyatt (1907-1990) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,March29, 1907.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1962-77.Died, ofpneumoniaandheartfailure, inNew York Hospital-Cornell MedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1990 (age82 years, 294days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Hope Johnston. |
| | Elizabeth Polk Guest (1910-1990) — also known asElizabeth Sturgis Polk;Mrs. RaymondGuest —of Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.Born in Cedarhurst,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 31,1910.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948.Female.Died, following aheartattack, inNew York Hospital-Cornell MedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1990 (age79 years, 235days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) — also known asLawrence F. O'Brien;LarryO'Brien —of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 17,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrativeassistant to U.S. Rep.FosterFurcolo, 1948-50;publicrelations business;U.S.Postmaster General, 1965-68;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his officewas the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner,NationalBasketballAssociation, 1975-84.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, ofcancer,inNew York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1990 (age73 years, 73days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | Marietta Peabody Tree (1917-1991) — also known asMarietta Tree;Mary Endicott Peabody;Marietta FitzGerald —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.,April17, 1917.Democrat. Member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1954-60; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1956;U.S. Representative to United Nations Commission on Human Rights,1961-64;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.Female.Member,AlphaKappa Alpha.She was walking withAdlaiStevenson in London in 1965, when he suffered a fatal heartattack.Died, frombreastcancer, inNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1991 (age74 years, 120days).Cremated;ashes interred atForest Hill Cemetery, Northeast Harbor, Mt. Desert, Maine.| | Relatives:Daughter of Rev. Malcolm Endicott Peabody and Mary Elizabeth(Parkman) Peabody; sister ofEndicottPeabody; married,September2, 1939, to Desmond FitzGerald; married,July 26,1947, to Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree (grandson ofLambertTree and Marshall Field; first cousin ofMarshallField III); mother of Frances FitzGerald; grandniece ofRichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; great-granddaughter ofJohnCortlandt Parker; second great-granddaughter ofJamesParker; fourth great-grandniece ofGeorgeCabot,ChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; fifth great-granddaughter ofStephanusVan Cortlandt; fifth great-grandniece ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt,JohannesSchuyler (1668-1747) andTimothyPickering; first cousin twice removed ofJohnLee Saltonstall; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCrowninshield Endicott; first cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; first cousin six times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofLeverettSaltonstall,RichardSaltonstall,WilliamGurdon Saltonstall andJohnLee Saltonstall Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamCaleb Loring andAugustusPeabody Gardner; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasBayard,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston,WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,PhilipP. Schuyler,JohnJay,FrederickJay,JudahDana andDudleyLeavitt Pickman; third cousin ofWilliamLawrence Saltonstall; third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton andHenryCabot Lodge; fourth cousin ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot andJohnForbes Kerry; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamGoodrich Morrell Jr.. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Parker-Schuylerfamily of Perth Amboy, New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Stuart Scheftel (c.1911-1994) — of New York. Born about 1911. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1942.Died, following aheartattack, atNew York Hospital, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1994 (ageabout 83years).Burial location unknown.  | Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) — also known asRichard M. Nixon;"TrickyDick";"Searchlight" —of Whittier,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Yorba Linda,OrangeCounty, Calif.,January9, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from California 12th District, 1947-50;U.S.Senator from California, 1950-53; appointed 1950; resigned 1953;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1956;VicePresident of the United States, 1953-61;Presidentof the United States, 1969-74; defeated, 1960; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1962; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1964.Quaker. Member,AmericanLegion;Order ofthe Coif.Discredited by the Watergatescandal,as many of his subordinates were charged with crimes; in July 1974,the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted threearticles ofimpeachment against him, overobstructionof justice,abuseof power, andcontemptof Congress; soon after, a tape recording emerged which directlyimplicatedhim in theWatergatebreak-in; with impeachment certain, heresigned;pardonedin 1974 by PresidentGeraldR. Ford.Died, from astroke,atNew York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1994 (age81 years, 103days).Interment atRichardNixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Anthony 'Frank' Nixon and Hannah (Milhous) Nixon; married,June21, 1940, toThelmaCatherine Ryan; father of Julie Nixon (daughter-in-law ofJohnSheldon Doud Eisenhower; granddaughter-in-law ofDwightDavid Eisenhower); second cousin ofJohnDuffy Alderson. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:MauriceH. Stans —JohnH. Holdridge —ClarkMacGregor —HarryL. Sears —HarryS. Dent —ChristianA. Herter, Jr. —JohnN. Mitchell —G.Bradford Cook —RaymondMoley —PatrickJ. Buchanan —NilsA. Boe —MurrayM. Chotiner —RichardBlumenthal —G.Gordon Liddy —RobertD. Sack —EdwardG. Latch —WilliamO. Mills —MeyerKestnbaum —ArchibaldCox —CharlesK. McWhorter | | | | Campaign slogan (1968): "Nixon's theOne!" | | | | Epitaph: "The greatest honor historycan bestow is the title of peacemaker." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Richard M. Nixon:RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (1978) —BeyondPeace (1994) —1999:Victory Without War (1988) —Leaders(1982) —Memoirs —SixCrises (1962) —TheChallenges We Face (1960) —Inthe Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal(1990) —NoMore Vietnams (1985) —ThePoetry of Richard Milhous Nixon (1974) —RealPeace (1984) —TheReal War (1980) —SeizeThe Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World(1992) | | | | Books about Richard M. Nixon: MelvinSmall,ThePresidency of Richard Nixon — Joan Hoff,NixonReconsidered — Jonathan Aitken,Nixon: A Life — Garry Wills,NixonAgonistes : The Crisis of the Self-Made Man — ThomasMonsell,Nixonon Stage and Screen : The Thirty-Seventh President As Depicted inFilms, Television, Plays and Opera — Stephen E.Ambrose,Nixon: Education of a Politician, 1913-1962 — RichardReeves,PresidentNixon: Alone in the White House — Roger Morris,RichardMilhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician —Robert Mason,RichardNixon and the Quest for a New Majority — JulesWitcover,VeryStrange Bedfellows : The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon& Spiro Agnew — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Richard M. Nixon:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents — Lance Morrow,TheBest Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:Learning the Secrets of Power — Don Fulsom,Nixon'sDarkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most TroubledPresident | | | | Image source: United States Mintengraving |
| | George Wildman Ball (1909-1994) — also known asGeorge W. Ball — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,December21, 1909.U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1968.Died atNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 26,1994 (age84 years, 156days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J. | | MacNeil Mitchell (1905-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 18,1905.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1938-46 (New York County 10th District 1938-44,New York County 1st District 1945-46); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 20th District, 1947-64; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1960,1964.Member,PhiGamma Delta;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died ofpneumoniaatNew York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1996 (age91 years, 152days).Interment atSalisburyCemetery, Salisbury, Conn. | | Nathan R. Sobel (1906-1997) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1906.Lawyer;counsel to Gov.HerbertH. Lehman, 1937; County Court Judge;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1962-67;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1967;appointed 1967;KingsCounty Surrogate, 1969-76.Died, from anadversereaction to medication, inNew York Hospital-CornellMedical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1997 (ageabout 90years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Moody McKinney (1910-2001) — also known asRobert M. McKinney — of New Mexico. Born in Shattuck,EllisCounty, Okla.,August28, 1910.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;newspaperpublisher; U.S. Ambassador toSwitzerland, 1961-63.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.During World War II, he helped develop the Tiny Tim rocket, which wasused against German tanks in the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944.Editor and publisher of the Santa FeNew Mexicannewspaperfor 52 years.Died, ofpneumonia,atNew York Hospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 24,2001 (age90 years, 300days).Burial location unknown.
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