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I had to laugh when reading the speech that former President Richard Nixon gave at the dedication of the Reagan Library.

It has been widely and appropriately noted that this is a very special occasion because for the first time in our nation’s history five Presidents and six First Ladies are in attendance.

But as a politician I am even more impressed by the fact that we have with us today four men who were elected Governors of their states. In the past forty-five years I have been elected to the House, Senate, as Vice President, and as President. I never made it for Governor. About all that can be said for my efforts in that respect is that by losing in 1962, I paved the way for Ronald Reagan to win in 1966.

Incidentally, the page on Nixon's funeral listed the following speakers:

DR. BILLY GRAHAM
Officiant
Opening Remarks

DR. HENRY A. KISSINGER
56th Secretary of State

ROBERT DOLE
United States Senator
Senate Republican Leader

PETE WILSON
Governor
State of California

BILL CLINTON
42nd President of the United States

DR. BILLY GRAHAM
Closing Remarks

Incidentally, it's interesting to note that for all of Reagan's talk of a small Federal government, Nixon in his personal life truly lived the dream - waiving Secret Service protection, operating a privately funded library, and waiving the right for a Washington funeral ceremony.

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