What do Richard Nixon and Shirley Temple have in common? While they may have shared many common interests and traits, isn't it true that neither one ever outlived their pasts? When Richard Nixon was buried behind the house that his father built, he went to his grave as the president that was forced to resign in the face of humiliation and scandal. Even amid his remarkable rehabilitation which included significant contributions to the world's conversation about public policy, Nixon may as well have had "Watergate" stamped on his forehead. He never outlived a disgraceful past.

The same is true with Shirley Temple, only in a different way. Shirley Temple sang and danced her way into the hearts of the world as a little girl with blonde curly hair. She lifted spirits, inspired generations of p…