HistoryOctober 11, 2024

Explore a moment in history as Sen. Richard Nixon campaigns in Cape Girardeau in 1952, captured on film with his wife Pat and local GOP leader Rush H. Limbaugh Jr. at the Frisco train depot.

Sen. Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, wave from the back of a convertible at the Frisco train depot on South Main Street. Sen. Nixon brought his vice-presidential campaign to Cape Girardeau on Oct. 21, 1952. Standing at the open car door is Rush H. Limbaugh Jr., county Republican chairman.
Sen. Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, wave from the back of a convertible at the Frisco train depot on South Main Street. Sen. Nixon brought his vice-presidential campaign to Cape Girardeau on Oct. 21, 1952. Standing at the open car door is Rush H. Limbaugh Jr., county Republican chairman. G.D. Fronabarger ~ Southeast Missourian archive

Sen. Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, visited Cape Girardeau on Oct. 21, 1952, during his vice presidential campaign.

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