Richard Nixon
A Strong Man In A Turbulent
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ABOUT NIXON
37th president of the
United States, first president to ever to visit Communist China, and has
recieved more electorial votes than any other president, all of these unique
qualities describe...
Richard Milhous Nixon
Richard was born in Yorba Linda California, and
he had 5 brothers and 1 sister, who were all born into the Quaker religion.
When Nixon became 9 years of age, due to a failure at their farm, he and
his family moved to Whittier California. He attended various public schools,
and was accepted to Whittier College at the age of 17. He excelled in public
speaking and won his first election as president of the student body. Nixon,
the model student, graduated second in his class. Soon after this, he recieved
a scholarship to a law school called Duke University.
He first took office in 1969, and was faced
with a tremendous amount of problems, not just at work but at home also.
These perpetual problems included the war in Vietnam, the opposing to the
war by the Americans, and the continuing struggle for civil rights.
After his first term was over, he decided
to run for re-election against George McGovern, and he easily won. Shortly
after his re-election, he resigned from office. Then as he grew older,
he became weaker, and very ill. Sadly he died in 1994, but his unique,
and desirable qualities still live on today.
Other Facts About Nixon
He served in both the U.S Senate for California,
and the House of Represenatives. He was also the Vice President for 8 years
under Dwight D. Eisenhower (from 1953 till 1961.) He also ran for govenor
of California in 1962 and just barely lost.
