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By Bill Nichols
YORBA LINDA, Calif. -- Richard Nixon was laid to rest here Wednesday on a day for old divisions to be forgotten, if not finally healed.
A series of emotional eulogies praised the former president for his heart, his never-quit attitude and his contributions to world peace.
But it was President Clinton who sought to put triumphs and failures in perspective:
"May the day of judging President Nixon on anything less than his entire life and career come to a close."
Nixon, who died Friday in New York at 81, was buried with military honors next to wife Pat on the grounds of the Nixon Library & Birthplace.
The 70-minute service was televised live without interruption by all four networks.
His daughters, Julie Eisenhower and Tricia Cox, led the gathering of mourners, which included four living ex-presidents and their wives.
Among the words of praise:
-- "Richard Nixon ended a war, and he advanced the vision of peace of his Quaker youth." - Henry Kissinger.
-- "The American people love a fighter, and in Dick Nixon they found a gallant one." - Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan.
-- "To him, it was no disgrace to fight and be beaten. The only disgrace was to quit. And he never did." - California Gov. Pete Wilson.
Nixon's 1974 resignation because of the Watergate scandal was hardly mentioned.
But several of the key Watergate players - such as G. Gordon Liddy and Charles Colson - did attend.