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  • Finchley, London, England
    Apr, 1958
    Margaret Thatcher

    Conservative safe seat

    Finchley, London, England
    Apr, 1958

    Thatcher began looking for a Conservative safe seat and was selected as the candidate for Finchley in April 1958 (narrowly beating Ian Montagu Fraser).




  • Montevideo, Uruguay
    Sunday Apr 27, 1958
    Richard Nixon

    The Goodwill Tour of South America

    Montevideo, Uruguay
    Sunday Apr 27, 1958

    On April 27, 1958, Richard and Pat Nixon reluctantly embarked on a goodwill tour of South America. In Montevideo, Uruguay, Nixon made an impromptu visit to a college campus where he fielded questions from students on U.S. foreign policy.




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