2-28-2019
BOTHELL, Wash. (AP) — Edward Nixon, the youngest brother of former President Richard Nixon, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 at a nursing facility in Bothell.
He was 88.
A geologist and Navy Veteran, Edward Nixon worked on his brother’s 1968 and 1972 White House campaigns and served as co-chairman of the Nixon re-election committee in 1972.
Richard Nixon was 17 years old and getting ready to start college when Edward was born on May 3, 1930, in Whittier, California.
Edward Nixon, youngest and last surviving brother of President Richard Nixon, passed away this morning near his home in Washington at 88. Statement from President Nixon's daughters and more about Ed's life here: https://t.co/4NHYu51Qj3 pic.twitter.com/LG4VD90mCn
— Richard Nixon Foundation (@nixonfoundation) February 27, 2019