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From delinquent to president: ESM Goh, PM Lee letters recount Nathan's life
Letters to his family tell of the late Mr Nathan as one who overcame circumstances to become a well-loved president
Published Tue, Aug 23, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
WHEN first asked by then-prime minister Goh Chok Tong to stand as a candidate for president in 1999, SR Nathan broke down, fearing that his delinquent past would stain the sanctity of the highest office of the land.
But, as detailed in…
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