EveningStar Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 The Orange County Register: Michael Mello January 6, 2013 For five years, he was known as the leader of the Free World. But for the first several years of his life, Richard Milhous Nixon had a more modest title: farm boy. Wednesday will mark the date, 100 years ago, of a winter day so cold that Hannah Nixon was advised it would be better to bear her fifth son at home than risk traveling in the chill to a hospital. That was the day a small, kit-constructed home surrounded by citrus trees saw the birth of the man who would become the 37th president of the United States. Richard Milhous Nixon was born January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Photo essay: Nixon through the years Key moments that defined Nixon Wikipedia article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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