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Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.
Richard M. Nixon
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Richard M. Nixon
Age: 81 †
Born: 1913
Born: January 9
Died: 1994
Died: April 22
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Yorba Linda
California
Richard Milhous Nixon
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President Nixon
Dick Nixon
Tricky Dick
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R. M. Nixon
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