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TIMES THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1994 RICHARD M. NIXON Guest list feel the aura." "His soul is there. You can Dennis Elmore, who waited in line to file by the casket IHijlS'Wi'lllll i jlwpMUl WJJ. i' Vh-r litl-ifn in YA i1 V. K) it zT jk- -iV- A mJ.

0 1 is i 1 -v r. 1 if 'J 1W1 I'-T-rimi ii'mhiwih nii-i-ani hii Al1 Members of the armed services surround the casket during public viewing at the Richard M. Nixon Library Birthplace in Yorba Linda, Calif. Majority from 1A The official U.S. delegation, member of Congress end me foreKi delegation attending the funeral of Richard M.

Nixon, according to the White House: rj U.S. presidents and wives Bll and Hillary Clinton; George and Barbara Bush; Ronald lfd Nancy Reagan; Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter; Gerald and Betty Ford. Nlxen administration officials Spiro Agnew, former vice president; Peter Bremen, former labor secretary; Frederick Dent, former commerce secretary; EHot Richardson, former attorney general and HEW secretary; William Rogers, former secretary of state; Henry Kissinger, former secretary ef state; James Schleslnger, former defense secretary; Caspar Weinberger, former HEW secretary; William Saxbe, former attorney general; Alexander M. Haig former chief of staff, Brent Scow-croft, former Nixon aide; Herb Stein, former economic adviser; James Lynn, former HUO official. Clinton administration officials I Defense Secretary William Perry; Army Gen.

John ShaHkeshvH, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; White House Chief of Staff Mack AAcLarty; Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Telbott; EPA Administrator Carol Browner; PhD Lader, White House deputy chief of staff; Dee Dee Myers, White House press secretary; David Gergen, counselor to the president; Bruce Llndsey, senior presidential adviser; National Security Adviser Anthony Lake; White House Special Counsel Lloyd Cutler; Bob Rubin, director of the National Economic Council; Mark Gearan, White House communications director; Pat Griffin, White House congressional affairs lobbyist. Members of Congress House Speaker Thomas Foley, Senate Malorlty Leader George Mitchell, D-Malne; Sen. Minority Leader Robert Dole, Sen. Mark Hatfield, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynlhan, Sen.

Max Baucus, Sen. Robert Bennett, R-lltah; Sen. Christopher Bond, Sen. Barbara Boxer, Sen. Conrad Burns, Sen.

John Chafee, Sen. Dan Coats, Sen. Thed Cochran, Sen. Paul CoverdeH, Sen. Larry Craig, R-lda-tw; Sen.

Alfonse D'Amato, Sen. John Danforth, Sea Christopher Dodd, Sen. Pete Domenlcl, Sen. Dave Durenberger, Sen. Dlanne Felnsteln, Sen.

Slade Gorton, Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas; Sen. Charles Grassley, R-lowa; Sen. Tom Harkln, D-lowa; Sen. Orrln Hatch, R-Uteh; Sen.

Jesse Helms, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas; Sen. Dirk Kempm-orne, R-ldaho; Sen. Joseph Lleberman, Sen. Trent Lott, Sen.

Richard Lugar, Sen. Connie Mack, R-FIa Sen. John McCain, Sen. Mitch McConneK, Sen. Frank Murkowskl, Sen.

Don Nlckles, Sen. Sam Nunn, Sen. Bob Pack wood, Sen. Larry Pressler, Wlllam Roth Sen. Alan Simpson, Sen.

Robert Smith, Sea Alien Specter, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska; Sea Strom Thurmond, R-S Sea Malcolm Wallop, R-Wyo. i House Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt, House Republican Leader Robert Michel, Rep. Newt Gingrich, Rep.

Don Johnson, Rep. J.J. Pickle, O-Texas; Rep. E. de la Garia, D-Texas; Rep.

Tom BevM, Rep. John Myers, Rep. Romano Maitoll, Rep. Floyd Spence, Rep. C.W.

Bill Young, R-Flaw Rep. Benlemtn Oilman, Rep. Carlos Moorhead, Rep. Ralph Reguia, R-ONo; Rep. Bud Soulier, Rep.

Butler Derrick, Rep. Bob Walker, R-Paj Rep. James Sensenbrenner, Rep. Bll Thomas, Rep. Tom Petri, Rep.

John Porter, Rep. David Dreler, Rep. Bll Emerson, Rep. Duncan Hunter, Rep. BUI McCo(-lum, R-Fla.

Rep. Pat Roberts, Rep. Harold Rogers, Rep. Marge Roukema, Rep. Joe Skeen, Rep.

Barbara Kemely, D-Cona; Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, Rep. Barbara Vucanovtch, Rep. Bob Dornan, Rep. Helen Bentley, Rep.

Jim Kolbe, Rep. Alex McMillan, Rep. Elton GaHegly, Rep. Waly Herger, Rep. Fred Upton, Rep.

Chris Shays, R-Cona; Rep. John Duncan, R-Tena; Rep. Chris Cox, Rep. Mike McNulty, Rep. Bll Paxon, Rep.

Steven Schlff, Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-FIa Rep. David Camp, Rep. Pete Peterson, D-Fla Rep. Charles Taylor, Rep.

Charles Canady, R-FIa Rep. James Ctyburn, Rep. Michael Collins, Rep. Jay Dickey, Rep. Tim Hutchlsoa Rep.

Jay Kim, Rep. Peter King, Rep. John Llnder, Rep. John McHugh, Rep. Howard P.

McKeon, Rep. John Mica, Rep. Dan Miller, Rep. Nick Smith, Rep. Peter Torklldsen, Rep.

Edward Royce, R-Callf. i Officers of the House i Donnaki Anderson, clerk of the House; Werner Brandt, sergeant at arms of the House; Jim Molloy, doorkeeper of the House; George White, architect of the Capitol. Former members ef Congress John Anderson; Bll Broomfleld; Clarence Brown; Al Cederberg; Norm Lent; Bll Lowery; Clarence Miller; John Napier; Matthew Rlnakto; Guy Vender Jagt. Other Invited guests Dr. Billy Graham, officiant; Lynda Johnson Robb, daughter of former President Johnson, and her husband, Sen.

Charles Robb, George McGovern, Nixon's 1972 presidential opponent; Bob Strauss, chairman of the Democratic National Committee when Nixon was president; Vernon Jordan, former president of the National Urban League; California Gov. Pete Wilson; Winston Lord; Ken Dubersteln; Dwayne Andreas; Herb and Mrs. Stela Robert McFarlane. Foreign nations represented Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerballaa Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fll, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Maldives, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swedea Switzerland, Surlname, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia. Nations sending delegations Algeria: Ambassador to U.S.

ZerhourH. Angola: Foreign Minister Venancto Da Sllva Moura; UN Permanent Rep. Ambassador Afonso Van Dunem Mblnda; Francisco Da Cruz, Observer Mission to the OAS. Argentina: Ambassador to U.S. Raul GranWo Ocampo; Los Angeles Consul General Luis Rlccherl.

Australia: Ambassador to U.S. Donald Russel; Los Angeles Consul General Rob O'Donovan. Austria: Ambassador to U.S. Helmut Tuerk; Los Angeles Consul General Chrlstlen Prosl. Aierballan: Ambassador to U.S.

Haflz Mir Jalal Ogfu Pasheyev. Bahamas: Prime Minister Hubert kigraham. Bangladesh: Ambassador to U.S. Humayun Kabir. Belgium: Ambassador to U.S.

Juan Casslers; Los Angeles Consul General Guy Trouveroy. Bolivia: Consul general (name not provided). Brunei: Ambassador to U.S. Dato Paduka Hal Jaya. Bosnia-Herzegovina: Ambassador to U.S.

Alkala. Cameroon: Ambassador to U.S. Gerome Mendouga. Cambodia: U.N. Permanent Rep.

Prince Slsoweth Slrlram; Hak Roith, third secretary, U.N. Mission. Canada: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment Sheila Copps; Washington Charge d'Affelres Michael Kergia Danielle May-Cuconato, executive assistant to the deputy prime minister; Nick Moulder, Office of Minister of Environment; Los Angeles Acting Consul General Robert Richard. Chile: Consul General Rlcardo Concha. China: Vice Premier Zou Jie-hua; Vice Foreign Minister Liu Hua-Qlu; Ambassador to LI Daoyu.

Costa Rica: Deputy Chief of Mission Jose Antonio Munoz. Croetla: Ambassador to U.S. Peter Sarcevic. Cyprus: Ambassador to U.S. Andrew Jacovldes; Andreas Kyprlanides, honorary consul Czech Republic Ambassador to U.S.

Michael Zantovsky. Denmark: Ambassador to U.S. Peter Dyvlg, Los Angeles Consul General Leii Relmann. Egypt: Ambassador to U.S. Ahmed Maher.

Ethiopia: U.N. Permanent Rep. Mufugeta Eteffa. European Union: Ambassador Andreas Van Agt, head of EU Mission to the U.S. Fll: Ambassador to U.S.

Pita Necuva. Finland: Ambassador to U.S. Jukka Valtasaarl; Los Angeles Consul General Taplo Saarela. France: Former Foreign Minister Jean-Bernard Raimond, MP; Ambassador to U.S. Jacques Andreanl.

Germany: Minister of Economic Cooperation Carl-Dieter Spr anger; Mr. Metz, personal assistant; Los Angeles Consul General Hans-Alard von Rohr. Greece: Deputy Chief of Mission Synephls Orakopou-los; Los Angeles Consul General Tryphon Paraskevopoulos. Guatemala: Los Angeles Consul General Frederlco MaffioU; Honorary Consul General John Ulmen. Honduras: Consul General and Mrs.

Felipe Parades. Hungary: Ambassador to U.S. Pal Tar. India: Ambassador to U.S. Slddhartha Ray; San Francisco Consul General Sushil Dubey.

Indonesia: Ambassador to U.S. Arltln Mohammed Slregar; Los Angeles Consul General Sudlono Hvidadl. Ireland: Dr. Michael Woods, minister for social welfare; Ambassador to U.S. Dermot Gallagher; Enda Flyna staff of minister; Catherine Hezlett, steff of minister; Decklln Kelly, San Francisco consul general.

Israel: Former President Chalm Herzoa Yoram Ben Zeev, steff member; Los Angeles Consul General Url Or en. Italy: Ambassador to U.S. Boris Biancnerl. Jamaica: High Commissioner to Canada Kay Baxter CoMns; New York Consul General Maxlne Roberts. Jordan: Ambassador to U.S.

Fayez Tarawneh. Japan: Former Prime Minister TosNkl Kalfu; Ambassador to U.S. Takakazu Kurlyama; Deputy Director North American Affairs TosNyukl Takano; Assistant Director, 1st North American Division Naoto Hlshallma; private assistant to former Prime Minister Kalfu, Umemoto. Kenya: U.N. Permanent Rep.

Frances Muthaura, Washington Charge d'Affelres Richard Okwaro. Korea: Former Prime Minister Chung Won-Shik; Ambassador to U.S. Han Seung-soo; Kim Hang-Kyung, Los Angeles consul general; Kim Young-Sun, director of North American Affairs. Latvia: Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgs Andreevs; Girts Budkevlcs, vice president of American-Latvian Association. Lebanon: Washington Charge d'Affelres Masoud Maekwf Liberia: Washington Charge d'Affelres Konah Bhackett; Los Angeles Honorary Consul General Andrew IppoUto.

Lithuania: Foreign Minister Povllas Gylys; Ambassador to U.S. Alfonsas Eldlntas. Luxembourg: Ambassador to U.S. Alphonse Berns. Maldives: U.N.

Charge Ahmed Rasheed. Macedonia: Represent tative Ljublca Acevska. Monaco: Los Angeles Honorary Consuf General Theodore M. RosendaH. Morocco: Prince Moulay Rachld; Ambassador to U.S.

Mohamed Benalssa; New York Consul General Ambassador A be slam Jeldl; Secretary to HRH Tahar Cherkaoul. Mozambique: Minister of Finance Enelas Comiche. Nepal: U.N. Permanent Rep. Jaya Rai Acharya.

Netherlands: Ambassador to U.S. Adrlaan Jacobovlts de Szeged; Los Angeles consul general (no name provided). New Zealand: Ambassador to U.S. Denis McLean. Nicaragua: Los Angeles Consul General Aden Fkttes.

Nigeria: Ambassador to U.S. Zubalr Mahmud Kazaure. Norway: Ambassador to U.S. Keld Vibe; Los Angeles Consul General Ansln Utera Omen: U.N. Ambassador Selh bm Mohammed Al-Khussalby; Washington Charge tf Aft aires Rasheed Al-Ghallony.

Pakistan: Minister of Stete for Finance Makhdoom Shahabuddln; Los Angeles consul general (no name provided). Peraguay: Charge In Washington Ovktto Otazu Glmlnez; Consul General Mrs. Aleian-dra Vatefos. Philippines: Ambassador to U.S. Raul Rabe; Pagumbay Nannedtego.

Poland: Minister of Stete Mleczyslaw Wechowskl; Undersecretary of State Andrzel Ananlcz; Los Angeles Consul General Szewc. Portugal: Ambassador to U.S. Francisco Knobfi; Los Angeles Consul General Edmundo Macedo. Qatar Ambassador to U.S. Shaykh Abdusrahman Bm Saud Al-Thanl.

Senegal: Ambassador to U.S. General Mamadou Mansour Seek. Singapore: Ambassador to U.S. R. Nathan, Los Angeles Consul General Daryl Arnold.

Slovekla: Ambassador-designate Branlslav Uchardus; Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Burlaa President ol World Slovak Congress Leo Danlhels. Slovenia: Ambassador to U.S. Ernest Petrlc. Spein: Ambassador to U.S. Jaime de Ofeda Elsetey.

Sri Lanka: Ambassador to U.S. Ananda Guruge. Surlname: Ambassador to S. WMem Udenhout. Sweden: Ambassador to U.S.

Carl Hnrlk Slhver LIHegrea Switzerland: Ambassador to U.S. Carlo Jegmettl; Los Angeles Consul General Kurt Welte. Syria: U.N. Charge d-Aff aires Isa Awad. Romania: Economic Reform Adviser Mlsu Negrltolu; Ambassador to U.S.

Dragos Munteanu. Russia: Deputy Prime Minister Shokln. Tanzania: Ambassador to U.S. Charles Nlrabu. Thailand: Los Angeles Consul General Sekslt Srlsora Deputy Consul General Chan-anta Dhlravlbulya.

Tega: Ambassador to Canada Kosslvl Osseyl; Permanent Rep. to U.N., Ambassador Blove-souml Pennaneech. Tunisia: Ambassador, to U.S. Ismail KheW. Turkey: Ambassador to U.S.

Nuzhet Kendemlr; Los Angeles Consul General Oguz CellkkoL United Nations: Representative of the Secretary General Jl Chao-rhu. United Kingdom: Ambassador to U.S. Robin Renwlck; Sir Edward Heath; Jonathan Altkea member of Parliament. Uruguay: Los Angeles Consul General Otga Barbarova; Consul Afcerto alar do. Venezuela: Charge d'Affelres Victor Rodriguez; consul general San Francisco (name not provided).

Yemen: Ambassador to U.S. Mohsin Al Ami. Zambia: Ambassador to U.S. Dunstan Kamana. 'Izl AP More than 42,000 people waited in line for the public viewing, some for as long as eight hours.

A few hundred people at the end of the line didn't get in. glary at Democratic national headquarters and the later coverup that forced the president's resignation in 1974. "I came all this way just to pay my respects to Mr. Nixon," he said. "He was remarkable.

A lot of politicians do things for their parties and for the tides of popularity. But he made a lot of unpopular decisions, and then he made them popular. "There was his initiative to China and his wage and price controls, which were very unpopular with conservatives, and he made them popular. He could have pulled out of Vietnam and blamed the whole war on the Democrats, but he didn't because he thought that would be bad for the country." "He was a good president," said Margie Navarro, 47. "A lot of times people have forgotten what good he did in the world when he was our president not just the Watergate." "He goofed," said Jim Schiffman of Redlands, "but I didn't see any halos above anybody else's head then in Washington." A teenager who was not yet born when Nixon resigned the presidency, had this to say about the scandal: "Watergate was incredibly overblown.

All presidents have skeletons in their closets. He was just caught. Look at Whitewater." Eric Ennis, 18, a 12th-grader at Whittier, Christian School, said he learned his regard for Nixon from his parents, who "never stopped admiring him, no matter what happened. They really loved the way he fought and told the country exactly what he thought." A few hundred disappointed people were turned away from the Richard M. Nixon Library Birthplace at mid-morning when public viewing of the casket ended.

Dick Marvin could get no closer than the police barricades that surrounded the Nixon library during the funeral. An official of the Hanford, elementary school district, he drove 250 miles with his two college-age sons. "It's a bittersweet thing to see 1 a- 5 what happened to Nixon," he said. "He did some things wrong, but I think he did a lot of good with our relations with the world." Mourners left behind thousands of wreaths and bouquets of flowers, personal notes, candles and tiny U.S. flags.

At one of the entrances to the Nixon library, mourners created a makeshift shrine, leaving behind bunches of flowers, a pink toy raccoon and a message written in Chinese. The casket was surrounded by so many bouquets that providing them taxed the resources of local florists. Jim Ragge, a 38-year-old dental technician from Whittier, Nixon's hometown, brought a clay bust of Nixon that he sculpted in 1974. "It's just something I thought I could give to the family to show my appreciation for the kind of man he was," he said. "Even though he made a few mistakes in his life, we all do, and I still appreciate him." Information from Reuters, the New York Times, AP and Scripps Howard New Service was used in this report 1 -ilk.

Reuters Gilbert Silvas, a veteran of World War II, salutes the casket of the former commander in chief as he passes with his wife, Mary. Five presidents bid farewell to one of their own Compiled from Times w)fi NOTEBOOK not speak, but he was still alert and as the doctor talked, the president reached out and grabbed his arm. "Then as the doctor turned to leave, something made him turn around and look back toward the bed. "At just that moment, the president waved and gave his trademark thumbs up signal and smiled." Words of experience A week before his stroke, Richard Nixon observed that President Clinton's good polling numbers don't mean Whitewater is behind him. On the contrary, Nixon told Washington lobbyist Roger Stone, the polls could change dramatically and for the worse when televised hearings begin.

Nixon recalled that his polling numbers were fairly solid for months after the 1972 Watergate break-in. But the TV hearings were devastating. "The American people don't believe anything's real until they see it on TV," Nixon said. Agnew was there Perhaps the biggest stir at the funeral was created by Spiro Agnew, silver-haired and tan, looking as sleek as he did in October 1973 when he resigned as Nixon's vice president after pleading no contest to a count of tax evasion. "I decided after 20 years of resentment to put it all aside," Agnew said.

"I'm here to pay tribute to the man's many accomplishments and to express our sympathy to Tricia and Julie and the family we always thought highly of. "The last time I talked to him was the day I resigned. He tried to call me after that, several times, but I didn't take the calls because, at the time, I felt totally abandoned. But that's all past." YORBA LINDA, Calif. The Secret Service chattered about Timberwolf and Tranquility (George and Barbara Bush), Rawhide and Rainbow (Ronald and Nancy Reagan), Deacon and Dancer Oimmy and Rosalynn Carter) and Passkey and Pinafore (Gerald and Betty Ford).

But Searchlight wasn't uttered as agents planned for five U.S. presidents at the funeral for Richard Nixon. Searchlight was Nixon's code name. Security details for President and Mrs. Clinton (Eagle and Evergreen) and former presidents Bush, Reagan, Carter and Ford were on high alert as agents talked into their sleeves and listened on ear pieces.

Noting the special bond between presidents, Clinton planned to meet with his four White House predecessors privately before the funeral. Until Friday, there were six living presidents, the largest number in history. Thumbs up, to the end As he lay on his death bed last week, partially paralyzed and unable to speak, Richard Nixon surprised his doctor by giving him a thumbs-up signal as the former president fought for his life. Evangelist Billy Graham said Wednesday the politician set an example of "fighting on and never giving up." Graham, a longtime friend and spiritual adviser to Nixon, recounted what happened in Nixon's hospital room April 19, the day after his stroke, as he was examined by cardiologist Jeffrey Borer. f'He was partially paralyzed and could.

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