Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His presidency saw the reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Nixon's second term ended early when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal.
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Some of the key events about Richard Nixon

  • 1946
    Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
  • 1950
    Elected to the U.S. Senate
  • 1952
    Selected as Dwight D. Eisenhower's vice presidential running mate
  • 1952
    Delivered the "Checkers speech" to defend against accusations of improper campaign fund use
  • 1960
    Lost the presidential election to John F. Kennedy amid allegations of voter fraud
  • 1968
    Secretly sabotaged Vietnam peace talks to bolster his presidential campaign
  • 1969
    Inaugurated as the 37th President of the United States
  • 1969
    Established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • 1969
    Authorized the secret bombing of Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War
  • 1970
    Signed the Clean Air Act
  • 1970
    Ordered the illegal wiretapping of government officials and journalists
  • 1971
    Initiated diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China
  • 1971
    Implemented the "Southern Strategy" to appeal to white voters' racial biases
  • 1972
    Signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union
  • 1972
    Signed Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational programs
  • 1972
    Oversaw the Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up
  • 1973
    Ended U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
  • 1973
    Ordered the "Saturday Night Massacre," firing officials investigating the Watergate scandal
  • 1974
    Resigned the presidency in disgrace due to the Watergate scandal
  • 1974
    Accepted a controversial pardon from President Gerald Ford, avoiding prosecution for Watergate-related crimes

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