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Governor pete wilson served as one of the four eulogists at president nixons funeral. Wilson is a marine, u. S. Marine and a graduate of Yale University and Berkeley College of law. He first became acquainted with Richard Nixon while work object 1962 Gubernatorial Campaign as an advance man. Fwas nixon who urge and inspired the wilson to service. Before serve as senator as governor he was a california state assemblyman and then mayor of san diego. He was mayor of san diego for 12 years. 3 of those years overlap with the nixon presidency. He transformed the city in part by working with president nixon to bring millions of federal tax dollars back to state and local government, bricking decisionmaking power closer tote people. This is truly a testament to democracy in america. Governor wilson will be in conversation with dr. Frank gannon. In 1971, gannon served as i white house fellow in the Nixon Administration and went ton serve in the domestic counsel and in the White House Press offi
Governor he was a state assemblyman and mayor of san diego. He was mayor of san diego for three years. He transformed the city in part by working with president nixon to bring millions of federal tax dollars back to the state and government. This is truly a testament to democracy in america. Governor wilson will be in conversation with dr. Frank gannon. Dr. Gannon served as a fellow and served in the domestic counsel and the White House Press office. In 1974 dr. Gannon left for california and was the chief Editorial Assistant on nixons bestselling memoir. Some of these clips you will see in this interview today. From 2013, he was comanager of the Nixon Library renovation project. Ladies and gentlemen, governor wilson and dr. Frank gannon. [ applause ] governor. It is hard to believe the 25 years have passed. I wish you could figure out a way to unfolded. I am about to do that for at least five minutes. In 1983, over the period of eight sessions i interviewed president nixon in new york
His presence today honors the late don bendetty, former chairman of the Nixon Foundation board and a parishioner at our lady of mount carmel. Don and his lovely wife dorothy will be joining us today. Have been devoted friends and supporters for over 25 years working with president nixon. And ark techs, don oversaw the construction of the original library, including the restoration of the president s birtsz place. Ladies and gentlemen, monsignor lawrence baird. Almighty god, how good it is for us to come together as one as we dedicate this Historic Museum and library which houses a repository of the history of the years of the presidency of Richard Nixon. We invoke your blessing upon us. Citizen volunteers and leaders of our county and state and country, the desire to build an america where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and Civil Society flourish. We pray for the leaders and citizens of our Great Republic for all the men and women who are called to serve the American People and judg
His presence today honors the late don bendetty, former chairman of the Nixon Foundation board and a parishioner at our lady of mount carmel. Don and his lovely wife dorothy will be joining us today. Have been devoted friends and supporters for over 25 years working with president nixon. And ark techs, don oversaw the construction of the original library, including the restoration of the president s birtsz place. Ladies and gentlemen, monsignor lawrence baird. Almighty god, how good it is for us to come together as one as we dedicate this Historic Museum and library which houses a repository of the history of the years of the presidency of Richard Nixon. We invoke your blessing upon us. Citizen volunteers and leaders of our county and state and country, the desire to build an america where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and Civil Society flourish. We pray for the leaders and citizens of our Great Republic for all the men and women who are called to serve the American People and judg