mysql true row merge... not just a union

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Published on 2012-11-25T01:48:18Z Indexed on 2012/11/25 23:04 UTC
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What is the mysql I need to achieve the result below given these 2 tables:

table1:

+----+-------+
| id | name  |
+----+-------+
|  1 | alan  |
|  2 | bob   |
|  3 | dave  |
+----+-------+

table2:

+----+---------+
| id | state   |
+----+---------+
|  2 | MI      |
|  3 | WV      |
|  4 | FL      |
+----+---------+

I want to create a temporary view that looks like this

desired result:

+----+---------+---------+
| id | name    | state   |
+----+---------+---------+
|  1 | alan    |         |
|  2 | bob     | MI      |
|  3 | dave    | WV      |
|  4 |         | FL      |
+----+---------+---------+

I tried a mysql union but the following result is not what I want.

create view table3 as
(select id,name,"" as state from table1)
union
(select id,"" as name,state from table2)

table3 union result:

+----+---------+---------+
| id | name    | state   |
+----+---------+---------+
|  1 | alan    |         |
|  2 | bob     |         |
|  3 | dave    |         |
|  2 |         | MI      |
|  3 |         | WV      |
|  4 |         | FL      |
+----+---------+---------+

First suggestion results:

SELECT * 
FROM table1
LEFT OUTER JOIN table2 USING (id)
UNION
SELECT * 
FROM table1
RIGHT OUTER JOIN table2 USING (id)

+----+---------+---------+
| id | name    | state   |
+----+---------+---------+
|  1 | alan    |         |
|  2 | bob     | MI      |
|  3 | dave    | WV      |
|  2 | MI      | bob     |
|  3 | WV      | dave    |
|  4 | FL      |         |
+----+---------+---------+

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