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 SENATE RESOLUTION 206--RELATIVE TO THE COMPILATION OF EULOGIES ON THE 
    LIFE OF RICHARD M. NIXON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Mack) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 206

       Whereas, all American Presidents affect history in their 
     own way, but few have made more history or shaped the history 
     of their times more than Richard Nixon;
       Whereas, millions of men and women across America and 
     around the world mourn the death of the 37th President of the 
     United States;
       Whereas, he will be remembered for his foreign policy 
     accomplishments, and for his dedication to peace;
       Whereas, in his first inaugural address, President Nixon 
     said ``The greatest honor that history can bestow is the 
     title peacemaker.'';
       Whereas, because of his efforts as President to improve 
     relations with the then-Soviet Union, to bring China out of 
     isolation, and to forge peace in the Middle East, Richard 
     Nixon more than earned the title of peacemaker;
       Whereas, he travelled the world, speaking on behalf of 
     democracy, freedom, and peace;
       Whereas, he proposed a landmark family assistance program, 
     created the Environmental Protection Agency, expanded the 
     Food Stamp Program, backed the innovative program call 
     ``revenue sharing,'' signed the Consumer Product Safety Act, 
     and emphasized strengthening law enforcement;
       Whereas, more and more Americans have come to appreciate 
     President Nixon and his accomplishments;
       Whereas, they admire him not because he was perfect, but 
     because of his courage and perseverance, his intelligence and 
     his vision, the fact that he loved his family and because he 
     loved his country; and
       Whereas, whether it was facing an anti-American mob in 
     Venezuela, or going toe-to-toe with Khrushchev in the famed 
     ``kitchen debate,'' Richard Nixon always stood up for 
     America: Therefore be it ,
       Resolved, That the Senate directs that the eulogies offered 
     concerning the life of the Honorable Richard M. Nixon, former 
     President of the United States, former Vice President of the 
     United States, former Representative and former Senator from 
     the State of California be bound and printed as a Senate 
     Document.
       Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions 
     to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof 
     to the family of the former President.

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