8.He was a very quiet child and rarely ever smiled or laughed', recalled his schoolteacher Miss George.I have no recollection of him playing with others in the playground,which undoubtedly he did...like other youngsters in mild weather Richard always came barefoot.Every day he wore a freshly cleaned white shirt with a big black bow tie and knee pants.He always looked like his mother had scrubbed him from head to toe.The funny thing is, I can never remember him ever getting dirty
8. ‘He was a very quiet child and rarely ever smiled or laughed’, recalled his schoolteacher Miss George. ‘I have no recollection of him playing with others in the playground, which undoubtedly he did…like other youngsters in mild weather Richard always came barefoot. Every day he wore a freshly cleaned white shirt with a big black bow tie and knee pants. He always looked like his mother had scrubbed him from head to toe. The funny thing is, I can never remember him ever getting dirty.’
9.The one person who could bring Richard out of his shell was his elder brother Harold.the oldest son in the family.Harold was a daredevil,a charmer,an outgoing risktaker who loved danger, excitement,rough and tumble.Richard heroworshipped his elder brother.Never quick-moving himself he found it difficult to match the pace set by Harold as they raced off together into adventures. Their physical inequality was painfully apparent.Richard would tumble down,cut his knees,run out of breath,yet never quit in his struggles to keep up with his stronger brother.The first signs that Richard was going to be a great competitor and a great trier were displayed in his childhood relationship with Harold
9. The one person who could bring Richard out of his shell was his elder brother Harold, the oldest son in the family. Harold was a daredevil, a charmer, an outgoing risktaker who loved danger, excitement, rough and tumble. Richard heroworshipped his elder brother. Never quick-moving himself, he found it difficult to match the pace set by Harold as they raced off together into adventures. Their physical inequality was painfully apparent. Richard would tumble down, cut his knees, run out of breath, yet never quit in his struggles to keep up with his stronger brother. The first signs that Richard was going to be a great competitor and a great trier were displayed in his childhood relationship with Harold
10. One other close relative who had a major impact on Richard was his grandmother,Almira Milhous.She had strong passions for history,for poetry,for racial equality and especially for educating the young.This last interest made her a good communicator with her thirty-two grandchildren.Having been a schoolteacher before her marriage,Almira had a good eye for the brightest child in the class and she quickly spotted that of all her descendants,Richard Nixon had the most talent for absorbing knowledge.She was the first person ever to say,"That boy will one day be a leader.' Although she tried to be careful not to single him out for special treatment at family gatherings,it was nevertheless noticed that Almira was especially attached to Richard
10. One other close relative who had a major impact on Richard was his grandmother, Almira Milhous. She had strong passions for history, for poetry, for racial equality and especially for educating the young. This last interest made her a good communicator with her thirty-two grandchildren. Having been a schoolteacher before her marriage, Almira had a good eye for the brightest child in the class and she quickly spotted that of all her descendants, Richard Nixon had the most talent for absorbing knowledge. She was the first person ever to say, ‘That boy will one day be a leader.’ Although she tried to be careful not to single him out for special treatment at family gatherings, it was nevertheless noticed that Almira was ‘especially attached to Richard.’
11.At her knee he read her history books,absorbed her firm belief in Republicanism,and came to share her admiration for Gandhi, Lincoln and other peacemakers whose biographies she gave to him. Above all,Richard absorbed from his grandmother certain key values that stayed with him throughout his life.A passion for peace and a passion for privacy'was his summary of his Milhous heritage.He could well have added 'a passion for hard work
11. At her knee he read her history books, absorbed her firm belief in Republicanism, and came to share her admiration for Gandhi, Lincoln and other peacemakers whose biographies she gave to him. Above all, Richard absorbed from his grandmother certain key values that stayed with him throughout his life. ‘A passion for peace and a passion for privacy’ was his summary of his Milhous heritage. He could well have added ‘a passion for hard work’
12.Richard Nixon grew up to be an industrious as well as a clever boy.The old saying that genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration was applicable to him.When he was ten,Grandmother Almira gave Richard a poem. Work! Thank God for the might ofit The ardor,the urge,the delight of it Work that springs from the heart's desire Setting the brain and the soul on fire
12. Richard Nixon grew up to be an industrious as well as a clever boy. The old saying that genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration was applicable to him. When he was ten, Grandmother Almira gave Richard a poem. Work! Thank God for the might of it The ardor, the urge, the delight of it Work that springs from the heart’s desire Setting the brain and the soul on fire