Robert H. Finch

Robert Hutchison Finch (October 9, 1925-October 10, 1995) was a Republican politician from Southern California. Born in Tempe, Arizona, he was the son of Robert L. Finch, a member of the Arizona House of Representatives. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated November 29, 1894 Government  - Mayor Hugh Hallman Area  - City  39. ... The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower legislative body for the State of Arizona. ...

Finch served in the Marine Corps in World War II. After the war, he served Congressman Norris Poulson as an aide, and befriended a novice Washington politician named Richard Nixon. He returned to California to study law at the University of Southern California. He served again as a Marine during the Korean War. He then practiced law for a few years before returning to Washington as Vice President Nixon's aide. He later served as press secretary in Nixon's unsuccessful 1960 presidential campaign against John F. Kennedy. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... C. Norris Poulson (July 23, 1895 – September 25, 1982) served as mayor of Los Angeles, California from 1953 to 1961, after having been a California state assemblyman and then a member of the United States Congress for eight years. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan in June 2006. ... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, or JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of the United States. ...

In 1967, Finch was elected as Lieutenant Governor of California under Ronald Reagan. He resigned in 1969 to become President Richard Nixon's federal Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1969 to 1970. After leaving HEW, Finch worked briefly in the White House as an aide to Nixon. After retiring from the post, Finch wrote and taught at the University of Southern California. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 1976, losing to S.I. Hayakawa who went on to win the election. In general, Finch was seen as more moderate in his views than Reagan or Nixon. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer elected separately from the Governor that serves as the vice-executive of California. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... The presidential seal is a well-known symbol of the presidency. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare was the head of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan in June 2006. ... Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906-February 27, 1992) was an English professor and academic who served as a United States Senator from California from 1977 to 1983. ...

During the United States presidential election, 1968 Finch was reported as Nixon's first choice for his Vice Presidential candidate. But Finch declined and Nixon eventually chose Governor of Maryland Spiro Agnew. [1] Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Seal of the office of the Vice-President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. ... Thomas Johnson, the first Governor of Maryland after independence. ... Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th Vice President of the United States serving under President Richard M. Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland. ...

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