Gao Xian's itinerary was to go directly to New York on the east coast of the United States, where he learned more detailed information about Nixon's resignation.
After announcing his resignation, Nixon moved out of the White House and returned to his residence in San clement, California, on the west coast of the United States.
Although with Nixon's resignation, the US Congress suspended the process of impeachment, the voice of punishing Nixon did not stop. It was still rising one after another, and there was a great possibility of criminal prosecution against Nixon from the federal or state level.
In this regard, Ford, who took over as president of the United States, is considering an amnesty for Nixon, more specifically, an unconditional and complete amnesty for any crimes Nixon committed or may have committed during his presidency.
However, this plan is currently unpopular in the United States.
Ford therefore hoped that Nixon would issue a statement of repentance.
Nixon was reluctant to accept the news that the new president planned to pardon himself at first, but then he changed his mind.
But one thing, Nixon thought he had not committed any crime, so he should not issue such a statement of repentance.
Therefore, the amnesty plan has not made progress for the time being, waiting for one side to make a compromise.
In short, whether the last cutter hanging on Nixon's head fell has not been determined due to various complex reasons.
After walking around New York, Gao Xian flew nonstop to Los Angeles on the west coast of the United States, and then rushed to Nixon's current residence.
Located on the coast of Southern California and bordering on the Pacific Ocean, St. clement is located between Los Angeles and San Diego. It is famous for its beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, as well as Spanish colonial style buildings. The regional publicity slogan is "Spanish seaside town".
In 1969, Nixon bought his current residence in St. Clement as the president's holiday residence, and then became known as the "Western White House". The top leader of the Soviet Union, Leonid poleznev, the president of Mexico, Gustavo Dias aldas, a prime minister, Rongzuo Sato, and other international dignitaries have all visited this place, which can be described as famous for a time.
But now, standing with your hands down and overlooking the high string of the waves, you feel a bit obviously lonely.
Soon, Nixon's eldest son-in-law, Edward Cox, came out quickly, "David, I've worked hard all the way."
The reason why Gao Xian didn't walk into Nixon's house right away was that he had to wait for Edward Cox to come out to meet him, not because he wanted to put on airs, but because Nixon was also a living person after all, and suffered a painful blow that could be called an unprecedented humiliation for any American president. He must be physically and mentally exhausted. For the sake of safety, I should know the other party's status in advance.
During the greeting, after listening to Gao Xian's greetings, Edward Cox sighed, "his mental state is like his soul suffering, his physical health is not optimistic, and he suffers from phlebitis. The doctor suggested that he should have an operation as soon as possible, otherwise it would endanger his life."
"Well..." Gao Xian made a regretful expression. "Originally, I wanted to invite Mr. Nixon to give several business speeches."
At this point, Gao Xian took a prepared document from his assistant and handed it to Edward Cox.
After carefully reading the contents of the document, Edward Cox was very moved and said, "David, thank you very much. Now, many people are afraid to avoid us."
Gao Xian said naturally, "we are all friends. Not long ago, your husband and wife came to congratulate me at my wedding."
"You'd better give it to him in person." Edward Cox returned the document to Gao Xian, and after all, he couldn't compare with Gao Xian's city government. He complained heartily: "Congress has planned a transition period until February next year. During this period, it will subsidize the living expenses of $200000, which is all the income of a president before his resignation."
"But in terms of expenses, there has been no significant reduction. In addition to the expenses required for the upcoming operation, some staff are still loyal to follow."
"In addition, Congress instructed President Ford to retain some of the documents my father-in-law left in the White House, which should belong to a former president. It can be expected that there will be a protracted judicial war around the ownership of these documents, and the resulting attorney fees will not be a small amount."
Gao Xian patted Edward Cox on the shoulder and said, "everything will get better after this hard day."
After entering Nixon's house, Gao Xian first met Nixon's wife Pat and their daughter.
After chatting a few homely words, pat pointed to a room and said, "they are in that office. During this time, they do it every day. They sit for a few hours from seven o'clock in the morning."
Gao Xian nodded, followed Edward Cox to the office, and saw the real face of Nixon who resigned because of the Watergate incident for the first time.
To put it simply, Nixon was a big man in the political arena after all. The tiger could not fall down. On the surface, he could not see how haggard. When Gao Xian was sharp, he could feel the serious weakness of the old man in terms of momentum.
The person sitting with Nixon was Ronald Zegler, the White House spokesman during Nixon's tenure as president of the United States.
I have to say that Nixon was really charming. He fell into this job, and even his staff followed him.
Perhaps these people were notorious for their loyalty to Nixon. They were so confused that they didn't know where to go. They instinctively continued to follow Nixon, even if it was meaningless, and even actually increased Nixon's economic burden.
After a few more greetings, Edward Cox and Ronald Zegler consciously withdrew outside the office and left Nixon and Gao Xian in the office to talk alone.
Nixon pretended to be relaxed and said, "you are one of the few visitors these days."
Gao Xian said with a really relaxed smile: "no matter how big the wind and waves are, they will stop, and those standing reefs will clearly enter people's vision again."
"In any case, Mr. Nixon's presidency has left many far-reaching legacies of governance, withdrawing troops from the Vietnam battlefield, improving relations between China and the Soviet Union, and so on. History will certainly give a faithful evaluation."
"Personally, I have always been an admirer of Mr. Nixon, and now I am."
After the eloquent compliment came here, Gao Xian handed over the contract document inviting Nixon to give a business speech, "if Mr. Nixon's conditions allow, please come to me and give a few business speeches."
Gao Xian's move is not abrupt at all. In a commercial society like the United States, the former president also has to live, so he often attends some business activities to supplement his family. As long as he doesn't evade taxes, no one will criticize him. A typical example of making money in this way is Clinton in the "old play".
Therefore, Nixon was naturally not sensitive to the feeling of being offended. Even after carefully reading the invitation document for a business speech with an offer of $500000, Nixon revealed his rare truth: "David is the first person to work for me since he resigned!"
Gao Xian looked at Nixon gently. "Even if Mr. Nixon doesn't become the president of the United States, he can still be a lawyer. You won't forget that you were an excellent practicing lawyer before you entered politics?"
"I heard that when you were a lawyer, you were not very willing to take over divorce cases because you didn't like to talk frankly about sex with women."
"Yes, I am the only modern American president who has ever served as a practicing lawyer." Nixon laughed proudly.
Edward Cox and Ronald Zegler, who heard laughter outside the door, couldn't help looking at each other and said that David Gao's charm was too great. Nixon had never really laughed since he resigned, but today he made an exception.
In the office, the conversation continued, and the atmosphere naturally became more and more harmonious.
Nixon put down the document and said slowly, "thank you for David's kindness, but I can't make the trip, because I really feel that there is something wrong with my health, and there are still some unfinished affairs in the government and Congress."
Gao Xian said with great understanding, "I have patience to wait."
Nixon sighed softly, looked out of the window and was silent for a moment. Then he withdrew his eyes and said sincerely to Gao Xian, "David, if conditions permit, I mean, if conditions permit, can you arrange some work for some of my staff?"
"As you can see, some staff, including Ronald, still follow me faithfully until now, even if I have no future or even nothing to do here."
"Because of me, Ronald, they have a bad reputation in the media. I really don't want the future of these staff to be ruined."
"The salary of these staff members must be enough for your headache." he whispered in his heart, "I certainly welcome Ronald Zegler to work in my company as long as they like."
"It's no exaggeration to say that with the expansion of business, I'm really thirsty for talent here!"
These words are from the heart, not just to win over Nixon at a low point and blindly sell out human favor.
Just think about it. Nixon entered politics from a lawyer and sat down step by step as a member of the US House of Representatives, a member of the US Senate, a vice president and a president. How can there be a lack of handy people around him.
Ronald Zegler, who accompanied Nixon all the way to the election until he entered the White House, must have good abilities, especially familiar with the rules of the game of the American upper class.
After the heavy blow of the Watergate incident, these elites who once climbed to the top of the power pyramid in the United States were cleaned up, and their arrogant soldiers and generals disappeared. They picked up their tails and became people for fear of being investigated for responsibility and jailed, which seemed to be honed into alternative talents worthy of expectation.
Of course, participants like Ronald Zegler who escaped the judicial accountability of the Watergate incident have long been denounced by the American media, which will inevitably affect the reputation of employers.
But what does it matter? Gao Xian only wants to make money in the United States, but he doesn't expect to set up a memorial archway.
Therefore, the speed of Gao Xian's positive statement is very fast.
Nixon, who didn't expect to be so smooth, looked really relaxed and said happily: "then ask Ronald to come in and talk about it, and then let him tell other staff. As for the final choice, it's entirely up to them."
Gao Xian nodded, got up, opened the office door and invited Edward Cox and Ronald Zegler in again.
In fact, Nixon, who now belongs to the common people, is completely dissolving his staff team in a disguised form. Just because there are high strings, the way is more ingenious, and the scene is not so ugly, pointing out a new future for his old subordinates.
Of course, Ronald Zegler understands the mystery. The reason why his gang still follow Nixon is largely due to an inertial psychological dependence, but they can't see the slightest future, or even have nothing to do. If they continue to rely on it, they can eat working meals and Nixon goes bankrupt even without salary.
Therefore, Ronald Zegler accepted all this very calmly, and even had some faint glee about the new future.
Gao Xian took Ronald Zegler as an example. After he accepted the arrangement, he immediately appointed a new position to the other party.
After all, Ronald Zegler is an elite who has been a White House press spokesman. Therefore, the position assigned to him must be worthy of this brilliant resume and can not be filled with a supervisor position.
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The level of game console and personal computer business is not high enough.
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Gao Yi's financial related business in the United States is certainly not good, because the degree of trust is not enough
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After rapid elimination, Gao Xian asked Ronald Zegler to be the president responsible for dealing with his oil interests, which is not only high enough, but also can give full play to his talents.
In fact, Gao Xian secretly thought about the final destination of Ronald Zegler.
That is, after Patricia Hearst, his little maid, gave birth, she slowly reached out to the Hearst group.
Ronald Zegler, who was denounced by the American media as the White House spokesman who can lie the most, is capable, loyal and shameless. It is no better for him to open up a territory in the American media field.
Of course, Ronald Zegler is satisfied with the president position Gao Xian has arranged for him. If he is not still at Nixon's house, he will show his loyalty to the new owner on the spot.
Nixon was also very happy. When his Zhengzhi life was over, he naturally couldn't afford his staff. Now everyone is happy to end their relationship in a decent way.