Former President Richard Nixon's younger sibling, Edward, recalled Depression era family life in Southern California, his brother's World War II service, and the political career that carried Richard Nixon to the White House. Topics included the effect on Richard Nixon of the death of his older brother, Harold.

This is the first of two parts of this interview.

This oral history interview was conducted by Timothy Naftali, Paul Musgrave, and John Powers, on January 9, 2007, in Yorba Linda, Calif., for the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff at the National Archives and Records Administration, soon to be part of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.