Francis Donald Nixon (November 23, 1914 – June 27, 1987) was a younger brother of

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Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...

Family

He was the third of five sons: *Harold Nixon (June 1, 1909 – March 7, 1933) *

(January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) *Donald Nixon (November 23, 1914 – June 27, 1987) *Arthur Nixon (May 26, 1918 – August 10, 1925) *

Edward Nixon Edward Calvert Nixon (May 3, 1930 – February 27, 2019) was an American entrepreneur and naval aviator. He was the youngest brother of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Early life Born in Whittier, California, Edward was the youngest child of Fran ...

(May 3, 1930 – February 27, 2019)

Life

Nixon married Clara Jane Lemke (1920–2013) in 1942 and had two sons, Richard C. Nixon and Donald A. Nixon, and a daughter, Lawrene Mae Nixon Anfinson. In January 1957

Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American Aerospace engineering, aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor. He was The World's Billionaires, one of the richest and most influential peo ...

lent Nixon $205,000 to bail out his "Nixon's"

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.DuBois, Larry, and Laurence Gonzales (September 1976)
The Puppet and the Puppetmasters.
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'' The restaurant went

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less than a year later. Questions about whether this was a political favor dogged Richard Nixon during his campaign for president and later when he sought the governorship of California.Stern, Carl (April 10, 1974)
Vanderbilt Television News Archive: Howard Hughes Contribution / Kalmbach Version.
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'' Nixon never lived it down, and one of the many speculated motives for the 1972 Watergate burglary that ultimately led to Richard Nixon's resignation was a desire to find proof that the then-

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chairman

Larry O'Brien Lawrence Francis O'Brien Jr. (July 7, 1917September 28, 1990) was an American politician and commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1975 to 1984. He was one of the United States Democratic Party's leading electoral strat ...

was also secretly working for Hughes.Haldeman, H.R. and Joseph Dimona (1978). ''The Ends of Power.'' Dell:

John H. Meier John H. Meier (born September 28, 1933) is an American financier and business consultant now living in Vancouver, Canada. He is known for his association with billionaire Howard Hughes and claims of involvement in events preceding President Richar ...

, one of Hughes' former business advisors, in collaboration with former vice president

Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served from 1965 to 1969 as the 38th vice president of the United States. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 19 ...

and others, was using Donald Nixon to feed misinformation to his brother, the President. Meier told Donald that he was sure the Democrats would win the election, since they had a lot of information on Richard Nixon's illicit dealings with Howard Hughes which had never been released, and that Larry O'Brien had the information. After becoming the U.S. President, Richard Nixon sent a White House investigator,

Anthony Ulasewicz Anthony Ulasewicz (December 14, 1918 in New York, United States – December 17, 1997 in Glens Falls, New York) was a figure in the Watergate scandal The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the P ...

, to "rescue" Donald Nixon's son, Donald Nixon Jr., from a

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commune in the California mountains. Political columnist Jack Anderson revealed the incident in his column of June 21, 1973, and wrote of Ulasewicz, "The burly former private eye persuaded Donald to trim his hair and to return home," and reported that White House aide

John Ehrlichman John Daniel Ehrlichman (; March 20, 1925 – February 14, 1999) was an American political aide who served as White House Counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. Ehrlichman was an important infl ...

admonished Donald Jr. in a two-hour lecture "to behave himself and do nothing to embarrass the President", his uncle Richard. In 1974 the staff of the

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Watergate committee disclosed additional information to support the charge that

Charles Rebozo Charles Gregory "Bebe" (pronounced ) Rebozo (November 17, 1912 – May 8, 1998) was an American Florida-based banker and businessman who was a close friend and confidant of President Richard Nixon. Early life The youngest of 12 children ...

gave or lent part of a $100,000 campaign contribution to President Nixon's personal secretary,

Rose Mary Woods Rose Mary Woods (December 26, 1917 – January 22, 2005) was Richard Nixon's secretary from his days in Congress in 1951 through the end of his political career. Before H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman became the operators of Nixon's pr ...

, and to Nixon's brothers, Donald and

.Crewdson, John M. (July 11, 1974). Report Questions Rebozo's Account on Hughes Funds. ''

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Media portrayals

Donald Nixon was portrayed by

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in the 1995

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film ''

Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 36th vice president under P ...

''.

Death

On June 27, 1987, Donald Nixon died while undergoing hospital treatment for

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. He was 72 years old.

References

External links

Nixon Fun Facts
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