edward calvert nixon (may 3, 1930 – february 27, 2019) was an american entrepreneur. he was the youngest brother of united states president richard nixon. he co-authored his memoir, "the nixons: a family portrait", with karen l. olson. the book was published in 2009. he was born in whittier, california. from 1971 until his death, nixon was the president of nixon world enterprises, inc., an international consulting service based in washington state.