Bob Dole: “all American Presidents affect history in their own way. But few have made more history or shaped the history of their…”

“all American Presidents affect history in their own way. But few have made more history or shaped the history of their times more than Richard Nixon. Today, I join with the Members of this body and with millions of men and women across America and around the world in mourning the death of the 37th President of the United States. Richard Nixon was a great student of history. If he had not personally met a world leader, he had read and studied his life. In fact, the last time I visited President Nixon in his home in New Jersey, I was struck by the number of biographies stacked on his desk. There has been a great deal of discussion the past few days over how history will remember Richard Nixon. And I believe he will be remembered for a number of reasons. As many have said and written, he will be remembered for his foreign policy accomplishments, and for his dedication to peace. In his first inaugural address, President Nixon said "The greatest honor that history can bestow is the title peacemaker." No doubt about it, because of his efforts as President to improve relations with the then-Soviet Union, to bring China out of isolation, and to forge peace in the Mideast, Richard Nixon more than earned the title of peacemaker.”