Pres. Nixon decorates the Defense Distinguished Service Medal on Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Pres. Nixon decorates the Defense Distinguished Service Medal on Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Pres. Nixon has a hard time pinning the Defense Distinguished Service Medal on Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., the number two security advisor under Henry Kissinger. After congratulating Haig, the medal didn’t hold and fell down to the floor. (UPI Photo/John Full/Files)
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ARKNIX19730104007
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December 31, 1969
Object Name:
Richard Nixon
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Richard Milhous Nixon, born January 9 1913, died April 22 1994, 37th thirty-seventh President of the United States, resigned from office, served from 1969 to 1974, 36th thirty-sixth Vice President of the United States under Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961), member of Congress, Policy of détente with the Soviet Union, diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, centrist domestic policies, conservative rhetoric, liberal action in civil rights, Watergate scandal, dropping, clumsy, awkward. award, ceremony
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