Born Akton Moeller, in Denmark, Miller migrated to Whittier with his parents as a child.
As a teenager, he worked in the Nixon family store and in later years enjoyed recalling that young Richard M. Nixon often asked him to bring him a candy bar and to "help yourself as well."
Years later, when Miller was at the White House with a group of racing personalities, he was being kidded by friends about the legitimacy of his story when President Nixon walked into the room, grasped Miller's hand and said, "Ak, did you bring me a candy bar?"
