Was Tricky Dick Nixon Gay?
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No doubt Richard Nixon was one weird dude, but gay? That’s the latest charge to be levied at the late president and it’s from a reliable source, not a celebrity gossip monger.
For those who may have forgotten, Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California. After completing his undergraduate work at Whittier College, he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law. He and his wife, Pat Nixon, moved to Washington to work for the federal government in 1942. He subsequently served in the United States Navy during World War II. Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-communist, and elevated him to national prominence. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election. Nixon served for eight years as vice president. He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and lost a race for Governor of California in 1962. In 1968 he ran again for the presidency and was elected.
On August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office due to the Watergate scandal.
A soon-to-be-released biography of Richard Nixon alleges that he had a longtime gay affair with Miami businessman Charles “Bebe” Rebozo, reports the Huffington Post. The allegation in Nixon’s Darkest Secrets is getting some traction because the book is written by veteran political reporter Don Fulsom, formerly of UPI, who covered Nixon’s presidency, among others. What’s more, the late Rebozo is alleged to have had Mafia ties, notes the Daily Mail.
The sensational claim prompted the Miami Herald to look back on the obituary it ran for Rebozo when he died in 1998. It noted that the two men were friends for more than 40 years and that Rebozo would frequently visit the White House. “They were inseparable—you just can’t imagine how close two men could be,” recalled one GOP campaigner. “It was as if Bebe had the key to unlock Richard Nixon’s soul.” Among the book’s other allegations: That Nixon beat his wife, and that Rebozo was given a bedroom at the White House during Nixon’s presidency.
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I’d heard rumours of this, but…wow. I don’t believe Nixon was gay, but I know he and Bebe were extremely close friends. Nixon was so screwed up, and Rebozo wasn’t much more stable, so it makes sense that they would be close friends. But gay? I don’t see it. On a much more humorous note, we’re “you people”!!!! Whee!!!
This is nothing more than a hit piece on Nixon. You people long to find either homosexuality or racism in every thing you look at.
I knew it was just a matter of time before Nixon’s affair with Rebozo was verified. He spent too much time with the guy.