Posts Tagged ‘Richard Nixon’
Christmas with the Nixons
The holidays are a wonderful time to reflect and rejoice and to share the values that we hold dear to us. We think of Hope, celebrate love, bond with our…
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Tour Stop #9 – 10651 Avonbury The year was 1960. Richard Nixon was running for president against John F. Kennedy. On election day, once Nixon voted for himself, he did…
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Side Excursion #1 If you are giving yourself the tour of Richard Nixon’s life in Whittier, a great side excursion is to the lovely home at 14033 Honeysuckle Lane, a…
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Tour Stop #8 – 10062 Colima Polling Place Just a few minutes from the Nixon residence on Anaconda sits 10062 Colima – site of Richard and Pat Nixon’s 1952 polling…
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Tour Stop #7 – 15257 Anaconda Street On March 27, 1952, Senator Richard Nixon and his wife Pat purchased the newly built home at 15257 Anaconda Street. The three bedroom,…
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Tour Stop #6 East Whittier Elementary When the Nixons moved from Yorba Linda, Dick transferred into the 5th grade here at East Whittier Whittier Elementary. He used to ride his…
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Tour Stop #5 In addition to the Nixon Drive-In (Tour Stop #3), in 1954 Don Nixon opened Nixon’s Restaurant at 14350 Whittier Boulevard, where the menus read: “Since children are…
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Tour Stop #4 Frank Nixon and Hannah Milhous met on Valentine’s Day 1908 at the Whittier First Friends Church. Frank walked Hannah home that evening and they dated every day…
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Tour Stop #2 The Dinner Bell Ranch is Richard Nixon’s political birthplace. In August 1945 lieutenant Richard Nixon was still in the navy, having served in the South Pacific in…
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Tour Stop #1 Original Milhous House Milhous residence, 13542 Starbuck Street. Franklin Milhous shipped all the lumber and materials from Indiana to build this beautiful home in 1897 when he…
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