Nixon.jpgIn honor of George W. Bush’s last press conference, how about Richard M. Nixon’s last inaugural?

When we met here four years ago, America was bleak in spirit, depressed by the prospect of seemingly endless war abroad and of destructive conflict at home.

As we meet here today, we stand on the threshold of a new era of peace in the world.

That was 1972. And what a lovely era of peace in the world it’s been ever since! Full speech here.

Eli Sanders was The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won...

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