VOLUME V NUMBER 33
15 AUGUST I960
PORTRAIT Of jNJAOjN
, Vice President Richard M. Nixon, a 14 year veteran of the political scene
is the Republican Party!s candidate for the Presidency after serving eight years
in the number two spot.
The GOP standard bearer has traveled almost 160,000 miles in visiting 54
countries since taking office in 1952,
Born January 9, 1913 at Yorba Linda, California, Mr. Nixon helped his father
as a youth with the family grocery store. He attended Whittier College in
California and Duke University’s School of Law where he graduated in 1937.
Returning to Whittier and entering law practice he met and married Patricia
Ryan in 1940. In 1942 he left his practice to work for the wartime Office of
Emergency Management and shortly afterward was commissioned in the Navy and sent
to the South Pacific. Serving as a Operations Officer at Bouganville Mr* Nixon
was under bombardment 28 nights out of 30.
After the war ended the Navy assigned the young lawyer to wind up active
contracts with aircraft firms, a job that earned Mr. Nixon a letter of commend
ation for saving the government millions of dollars.
He was elected to the House of Representatives when he
and again in 194&. In 1950 he became a member of the senate.
During his legislative career, Mr. Nixon was engaged in official investigv
ations of corruption and Communist activities in government.
left the service9
He
the conviction of Alger Hiss for perjury and co-sponsored
activities control (Mundt-Nixon) bill.
Mr. Nixon has two daughters, Pat, 14 and Julie, 12.
Commission of Commander. ..4
helped obtain
the subversive
He holds a Naval Reserve
THE SUN ’HAS NOW BROUGHT YOU A PORTRAIT CF BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
THE EDITORS URGE YOU TO VOTE FOR 'WHOEVER YOU WANT, BUT VOTE!
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