Editing Balmville, New York (section)

==James D. Hughes==
Balmville was the birthplace of Air Force General [[James D. Hughes]]. A graduate of the [[U.S. Military Academy]] at [[West Point]] (located only about 17 miles away), Gen Hughes continued to live in Balmville with his family for most of his life.  General Hughes was the military aide to [[Richard M. Nixon]] during the latter's second term as [[Vice President of the United States]] and again during his subsequent presidency.<ref>{{cite book|first=Alex R.|last=Larzelere|date=2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VyWIjumMSREC&pg=PA4|title=Witness to History: White House Diary of a Military Aide to President Richard Nixon|page=4 |isbn=978-1449046606|publisher=AuthorHouse|accessdate=2019-07-26}}</ref>