Bizarre Facts About Eccentric Billionaire Howard Hughes

He Tried to Bribe Two Presidents

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Hughes disapproved of nuclear testing because he was worried about nuclear radiation. And he tried to do things to halt these tests. When his efforts didn’t work, he offered million dollar bribes to politicians. He did this twice— once with President Johnson, and once with President Nixon.

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