To get this unique look at Israel & the Presidents directly in your inbox, sign up here. (JTA) — Nixon liked Israelis — a lot. He was close to Golda Meir, the prime minister; Moshe Dayan ...

Richard Nixon was born in 1913 in California. He had a tough start in life. His parents’ lemon farm failed and two of his brothers died in childhood. He didn’t let any of that hold him back.