Richard M. Nixon
37th President
Born: 1913 Died: 1994 Served: 1969 - 1974

Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew
Political Party Republican
College Whittier
Occupation Lawyer
Birthplace Yorba Linda, CA
Place of Burial Yorba Linda, CA

Pop Quiz Facts

* 1969: American astronauts walk on the moon.
* 1970: Orders troops into Cambodia to destroy North Vietnamese sanctuaries.
* 1972: Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins on record.
* 1972: Visits Beijing and Moscow.
* 1973: Cease-fire with North Vietnam signed.
* 1973: Vice president Spiro T. Agnew resigns after pleading no contest to one count of tax evasion. Names Gerald R. Ford to replace Agnew.
* 1974: Resigns as president on Aug. 9 as impeachment loomed over his attempts to block a FBI investigation after a break-in two years earlier at the Democratic National Committee offices.

Interesting Facts

* Nixon's mother wanted him to become a Quaker missionary; Nixon want to be an FBI agent.
* Although, President Nixon disliked much of the press, he had the White House swimming pool filled in, to give reporters more room when covering White House events.
* He parted his hair to the right to hide a large scar resulting from a childhood accident.
* By coincidence, Nixon was in Dallas on the day that Kennedy was assassinated.
* With his trip to China in 1972, Nixon became the first president to visit a nation not recognized by the United States.

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