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37th President of the US – Richard Nixon

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Richard Milhous Nixon Or Richard Nixon born on January 9, 1913 was elected as the thirty-seventh President of the United States(1969 to 1974) and also formerly the thirty-sixth Vice President during the presidential rule of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961).

During the Second World War, he was the Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific region. Just next [...]


Richard Milhous Nixon Or Richard Nixon born on January 9, 1913 was elected as the thirty-seventh President of the United States(1969 to 1974) and also formerly the thirty-sixth Vice President during the presidential rule of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961).

During the Second World War, he was the Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific region. Just next he was elected to the Congress and served as the Vice President. Nixon was elected in 1968 after an abortive presidential rule in 1960.

President Nixon introduced a foreign policy marked by relief with the Soviet Union. It started diplomatic and friendly relations with the People’s Republic of China. His centralized biased conservative sometimes illogical and liberal action in civil rights, environmental and economic initiatives was not much acceptable to the people. the Watergate scandal was the main reason of Nixon‘s resignation as the president almost on the verge of impeachment by the United States House of Representatives.

His descendant, Gerald Ford,applied for a contradictory pardon for the various federal crimes Nixon may have committed. He is the only President of the United States to have resigned due to the possible impeachment from the office.

Nixon wrote a book on foreign affairs with the title “Real Peace” in 1983. His outstanding achievements include revenue sharing, the abolishment of the draft, introduction of new anti crime laws, and a future prospect environmental program. The most dramatic event of his presidential term occurred in 1969, when American astronauts stepped first on the moon.

Richard Nixon died on April 22, 1994 and was buried in the ground of Richard Nixon Library.

Facts

Full Name: Richard Milhous Nixon
Date of Birth: January 9, 1913, Yorba Linda, California
Died on: April 22, 1994, New York, New York
Burial site: Nixon Library Grounds, Yorba Linda, California
Parents: Francis Anthony and Hannah Milhous Nixon
Spouse: Thelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan (1912-1993; m. 1940)
Children: Patricia “Tricia” (1946- ); Julie (1948- )
Religion: Quaker
Education: Whittier College (B.A., 1934); Duke University Law School (LL.B., 1937)
Profession(s): Lawyer; naval officer
Government ranks: U.S. Office of Emergency Management attorney; U.S. Representative and senator from California; vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower
Political party: Republican
President Term: January 20, 1969-January 20, 1973 (first term); January 20, 1973-August 9, 1974 (second term)
Age when assumed office: 56

Outcome of the Election

1968 Presidential / Vice Presidential Candidates Popular votes Electoral votes
Richard M. Nixon / Spiro T. Agnew (Republican) 31710470 301
Hubert H. Humphrey / Edmund S. Muskie (Democratic) 31209677 191
George C. Wallace / Curtis E. LeMay (American Independent) 9893952 46
1972 Presidential / Vice Presidential Candidates Popular votes Electoral votes
Richard M. Nixon / Spiro T. Agnew (Republican) 7108459 520
George S. McGovern / R. Sargent Shriver (Democratic) 29084726 17

Snapshot of Richard Nixon’s life

1913 Born in California
1937 Graduates from Duke University Law School
1942 Serves in the U.S. Navy during World War II
1947-50 Serves as U.S. Representative from California
1950-53 Serves as U.S. Senator from California
1953-61 Serves as vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960 Loses presidential election to John F. Kennedy
1962 Loses California gubernatorial election to Edmund G. Brown Sr.
1969-74 Serves as thirty-seventh U.S. President
1973 Vietnam cease-fire negotiated
1974 Resigns as president because of the Watergate scandal
1994 Dies in New York

Presidential Term and its details

Dates: January 20, 1969-January 20, 1973 (first term)
January 20, 1973-August 9, 1974 (second term)
Vice President: Spiro T. Agnew (1969-73)
None (1973)
Gerald R. Ford (1973-74)

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