[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 51 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REMEMBERING PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, as America mourns the passing of President 
Richard M. Nixon, it is appropriate that we should reflect on the life 
and achievements of this remarkable man. So great and many were his 
accomplishments, that in the days since his death his political friends 
and foes alike have stepped forward to affirm his place in history.
  Richard Nixon left America, and the world, a legacy which made the 
crumbling of the Berlin Wall possible, perhaps even inevitable. The 
world now reaps the benefit of his courage and foresight.
  For me personally, his legacy is memorable for his efforts to elevate 
the fight against cancer. His dedication produced the landmark National 
Cancer Act of 1971 which has led to so many breakthroughs in cancer 
research and treatment.
  Nixon represented those who, in his words were America's silent 
majority. He was the voice of America's forgotten middle class. Curt 
Smith put it succinctly in a recent Washington Post article. Describing 
his hometown, Smith said:

       Its people had a belief in work, God and family, a fondness 
     for the familiar and a reverence for everything American. We 
     were for Richard Nixon.

  In the years after he left Washington, President Nixon's counsel was 
sought by each subsequent Chief Executive, as well as countless Members 
of Congress, Senators, and Cabinet officials. President Nixon 
graciously gave of his time, and his wisdom, in the service of his 
country. He will be missed.

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