Transcript Richard Nixon

37th President of the United States
 Richard
Milhous Nixon was born on January 9th,
1913, to Francis and Hannah Nixon
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Born in Yorba Linda, CA
Four brothers: Harold, Donald, Arthur and Ed
 In
1922, the Nixons moved from Yorba Linda to
Whittier, CA
 On
June 21, 1940, Richard married Thelma Ryan
(went by Pat)
 The couple had two children
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Patricia Nixon was born on February 21, 1946
Julie Nixon one of Nixon two childern was born on July
5, 1948
Fun Fact=)
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Julie Nixon married Dwight David Eisenhower II (grandson of
President Eisenhower) on December 22, 1968 (became Julie
Nixon Eisenhower)
 In
1937, Nixon became an attorney in La
Habra, CA
 In
January 1942, Pat and Richard moved to
Washington, D.C., where Richard began to
work for the Office of Price Administration
 Nixon
was commissioned into the United States
Navy in August 1942
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Nixon was eligible for exemption, but chose to serve
anyways
 In
October 1945, Nixon was promoted to the
position of lieutenant commander
 He
resigned from his position on January 1, 1946
 In
1946, Nixon defeated the five-term incumbent
representative to become a representative in the
California congress
 In
the 1950 election, Nixon was elected to
become a U.S. Senator for California
 From
1953-1961, Nixon was V.P. for President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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In the election of 1960, Nixon ran for president
and was defeated by John F. Kennedy.
 On
November 5, 1968, Nixon defeated Herbert
Humphrey by nearly 500,000 votes
 In
1972, Nixon won 49 out of 50 states to defeat
George McGovern for the presidency
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Nixon only lost in Massachusetts and the District of
Columbia
This time, Gerald Ford was Nixon’s vice-presidential
candidate
 Nixon
ended the Vietnam war by bombing
Cambodia.
 Under Nixon, the economy boomed
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The Dow-Jones set several records during Nixon’s
presidency
 Nixon
made the first visit to China by a
president ever
 Nixon greatly improved diplomatic relations
with the Soviet Union while in office
 While
running, Nixon’s nickname was “Tricky Dick”
because of his dirty politics
 Nixon played the piano
 Nixon had a pet cocker spaniel named Checkers