Milhouse on The Simpsons was named after Richard Nixon’s middle name.
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Fun Fact: The President Who Made Father’s Day Official
Richard Nixon made Father’s Day a federal holiday in 1972.
Fun Fact: Richard Nixon Getting The Racists To Vote Republican
As part of the “Southern Strategy” of the Republican Party, President Richard Nixon deliberately did things to slow down the the enforcement of desegregation of public schools in order to win over conservative voters in the American South.
Fun Fact: Richard Nixon During World War II
During World War II, Richard Nixon served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in the Pacific Theater of the war.
Fun Fact: When Richard Nixon Predicted a Canadian PM Elected in 2015
During a state visit to Canada, President Richard Nixon met with Canada’s Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The Prime Minister’s infant son Justin was there and Richard Nixon gave a toast “Tonight we’ll dispense with the formalities. I’d like to toast the future prime minister of Canada: to Justin Pierre Trudeau”. Justin Trudeau became Prime Minster…