American diplomat and statesman Henry Kissinger died Thursday at the age of 100 at his Connecticut home of unspecified causes, the Washington Post reported, citing a statement from his consulting firm.
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Tag: Richard Nixon
Commentary: America Must Lead on Oil and Gas
Fifty years ago this week, legislation authorizing construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
The whole process took all of five days.
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The 1968 presidential election was my first. I voted for the erstwhile Republican, Richard M. Nixon. And because I wrote a college paper about my decision at the time, causing complete consternation for that professor, I still have a clear idea of why I did it. The choice was between Nixon and Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey. The other candidate on the ballot, George C. Wallace, was a populist with proven racist views and unpalatable.
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