[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 47 (Tuesday, April 26, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 26, 1994]
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                DEATH OF FORMER PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I do want to take a moment to 
acknowledge and honor the passing of former President Richard M. Nixon. 
It has been stated in many of the television commentaries that he was 
one of the more complex figures in American politics over the last 40 
years. I think historians will recognize him as a very perceptive 
statesman of the type we have not seen in many, many years.
  He certainly had his share of triumphs and failures. But his legacy 
will be one, I think, of vision at both the national and international 
scale.
  While he may have experienced shortsightedness when it came to events 
surrounding Watergate, he showed tremendous vision in foreign policy.
  He was a friend of my State of Alaska. He visited Alaska in 1960 and 
1966 and again in 1971. Alaska's current Governor, Walter Hickel, was 
appointed Secretary of the Interior by the late President Nixon. Nixon 
was also special to Alaska because he pushed the Eisenhower 
administration into signing the Alaska Statehood Act and attended the 
signing ceremonies.
  During President Nixon's reign, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act was signed into law, and in a tie vote broken by Vice President 
Spiro Agnew legislation was passed establishing the Trans-Alaska 
Pipeline. So it was no surprise that he carried the State in the 
election of 1968 and again in 1972.
  Flags are properly lowered to half-mast today in our Nation's Capitol 
and throughout our United States to pay respect to his passing. He will 
be remembered and missed by many of the silent majority that Richard 
Nixon championed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughters Julie 
Eisenhower and Tricia Cox as we remember this very important man in the 
history of America.
  I thank the Chair.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Alaska yields the 
floor.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Alaska suggests 
the absence of a quorum. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, might I inquire, what is the order of 
business?
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is now in morning 
business.
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I thank the Chair.
  (The remarks of Mr. Burns pertaining to the introduction of S. 2044 
are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills 
and Joint Resolutions.'')

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