You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
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Question: Category: RECENT BOOKS 
Clue: "American Vertigo" by philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy retraced a trip 175 years before by this man, his countryman

Answer: alexis de tocqueville


Question: Category: BASEBALL & THE PRESIDENCY 
Clue: As both vice president & president, he threw out a season's 1st pitch, each time for a different Senators franchise

Answer: richard nixon


Question: Category: STATE CAPITALS 
Clue: In the continental United States, this city is the southernmost state capital

Answer:
austin, texas