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Richard Nixon The President of the United States is often considered the most powerful elected official in the world. The President leads a nation of
great wealth and military strength. Presidents have often provided decisive leadership in times of crisis, and they have shaped many important events
in history. The President has many roles and performs many duties. As chief executive, the President makes sure that federal laws are enforced. As
commander in chief of the nation's armed forces, the President is responsible for national defense. As foreign policy director, the President determines
United States relation with other nations. As legislative leader, the President recommends new laws and works to win their passage. As...show more
content...
Eight months later, he joined the Navy and was sent to the Pacific as a supply officer. Nixon was popular with his men, and such an accomplished
poker player that he was able to send enough of his comrades–in–arms' money back home to help fund his first political campaign. Shortly after
returning from the war, Nixon entered politics, answering a Republican Party call in the newspaper for someone to run against the five–term
Democratic Congressman, Jerry Voorhis. Nixon seemed the perfect man for the job, and was welcomed by the California Republican Party, who
considered him "salable merchandise." The style of Nixon's first campaign set the tone for the early part of his political career, where he achieved
national fame as a fierce anti–Communist. He accused Congressman Voorhis of being a communist, and even went so far as to have campaign
workers make anonymous calls to voters stating that as a fact and advising that a vote for Nixon was therefore the best move. This sort of
straightforward communist baiting was new at the time. With the fear of the Soviet Union, who appeared to be spreading its influence throughout Asia
made it a particularly persuasive tactic. Nixon later said, "Of course I knew Jerry Voorhis wasn't a communist, but I had to win." Nixon defeated
Voorhis with sixty percent of the vote, and upon taking his seat in Congress, he
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Essay Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Born in 1913 in Yorba Linda, California, Richard Milhouse Nixon was raised in a Quaker home with his four brothers, mother and father. His family
led a docile life by abstaining from all dancing, swearing, drinking and other common Quaker practices (Barron 12). Financially, the family struggled
and he could not afford to attend Harvard University even with a full–ride scholarship. Instead, Nixon enrolled at Whittier College, a popular Quaker
college close to home (Barron 39). Nixon began dominating all of his academics and it was at Whittier where he began to shape his future political
career.
Nixon began his studies at Whittier College in 1930 and managed to keep an active schedule. Between football practice, drama...show more content...
That was also the year his first daughter Tricia was born. Two years later he won a seat in the Senate and his wife Pat gave birth to their second
daughter, Julie. Nixon was now on his way to becoming Vice–President of the United States and his political career was taking off.
At just 39 years old, Richard Nixon became Vice–President under the Eisenhower administration in 1953 (Gellman 413). He was almost removed
from Eisenhower's campaign due to allegations of a slush fund he started to help pay for campaigning expenses (Drew 122). He ended up saving his
candidacy by going on national television and appealing the mass viewers. One event he is most famous for during his Vice–Presidency is the "kitchen
debate" with Khrushchev at the United States exhibition in Moscow (Small 47). This particular debate argued capitalism verses communism and it
just so happened to take place in a kitchen (Small 49). He was the first American official to address the Soviets in a live television broadcast. Over the
next eight years, Nixon continued to elevate the office of vice president to a new level. With his youthful and vigorous attitude, he made sure he would
be the most active vice president in any previous administration.
In 1960 Nixon went up against John F. Kennedy, was narrowly defeated and lost the 1961 presidency. He argued that the U.S. media was to blame
Get more content on HelpWriting.net
Essay about Richard Nixon
CATE LARSEN//PD7RICHARD NIXON11/26 Richard Nixon; the name alone brings to mind terrible words along the lines of scandal and
failure. Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. He was also the first and last president to resign from office. However, the scandals
leading to Nixon's resignation definitely overshadowed his humble beginnings and the accomplishments he made as president during the notorious
decades of the Cold War. Richard Milhous Nixon was born to Francis and Hannah Nixon on January 9, 1913 on a lemon ranch his father built in
Yorba Linda, California. His early life was marked by financial hardship and by the deaths of his brothers. In 1922, after the failure of the ranch, Frank
Nixon opened a grocery...show more content...
Nixon's performance in the "kitchen debate" further raised his stature back in the United States. Nixon was so popular with the American people
that he went on to run for President himself in 1960, but he lost by a narrow margin to John F. Kennedy. After losing another minor election Nixon
publically announced his political career was over. The Nixon family moved to New York during what Nixon himself later referred to as his
"wilderness years." In January 1968, Nixon decided to once again seek the nomination of the Republican Party for president. Portraying himself as a
figure of stability in a time of national upheaval, Nixon promised a return to traditional values and "law and order." Nixon shocked the world by not
only winning his party's nomination but dominating the race and becoming the 37th president of the United States. Nixon's first term of presidency
was full of accomplishments. Once in office, Nixon and his staff faced the problem of how to end the Vietnam War. Nixon made a nationally televised
address on November 3, 1969, calling on Americans to renew their confidence in the government and back his policy of seeking a negotiated peace in
Vietnam. Earlier that year, Nixon and his Defense Secretary Melvin Laird had unveiled the policy of "Vietnamization," which entailed reducing
American troop levels in Vietnam and transferring the burden of
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Richard Nixon Essay

  • 1. Richard Nixon Essay Richard Nixon The President of the United States is often considered the most powerful elected official in the world. The President leads a nation of great wealth and military strength. Presidents have often provided decisive leadership in times of crisis, and they have shaped many important events in history. The President has many roles and performs many duties. As chief executive, the President makes sure that federal laws are enforced. As commander in chief of the nation's armed forces, the President is responsible for national defense. As foreign policy director, the President determines United States relation with other nations. As legislative leader, the President recommends new laws and works to win their passage. As...show more content... Eight months later, he joined the Navy and was sent to the Pacific as a supply officer. Nixon was popular with his men, and such an accomplished poker player that he was able to send enough of his comrades–in–arms' money back home to help fund his first political campaign. Shortly after returning from the war, Nixon entered politics, answering a Republican Party call in the newspaper for someone to run against the five–term Democratic Congressman, Jerry Voorhis. Nixon seemed the perfect man for the job, and was welcomed by the California Republican Party, who considered him "salable merchandise." The style of Nixon's first campaign set the tone for the early part of his political career, where he achieved national fame as a fierce anti–Communist. He accused Congressman Voorhis of being a communist, and even went so far as to have campaign workers make anonymous calls to voters stating that as a fact and advising that a vote for Nixon was therefore the best move. This sort of straightforward communist baiting was new at the time. With the fear of the Soviet Union, who appeared to be spreading its influence throughout Asia made it a particularly persuasive tactic. Nixon later said, "Of course I knew Jerry Voorhis wasn't a communist, but I had to win." Nixon defeated Voorhis with sixty percent of the vote, and upon taking his seat in Congress, he Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Essay Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Born in 1913 in Yorba Linda, California, Richard Milhouse Nixon was raised in a Quaker home with his four brothers, mother and father. His family led a docile life by abstaining from all dancing, swearing, drinking and other common Quaker practices (Barron 12). Financially, the family struggled and he could not afford to attend Harvard University even with a full–ride scholarship. Instead, Nixon enrolled at Whittier College, a popular Quaker college close to home (Barron 39). Nixon began dominating all of his academics and it was at Whittier where he began to shape his future political career. Nixon began his studies at Whittier College in 1930 and managed to keep an active schedule. Between football practice, drama...show more content... That was also the year his first daughter Tricia was born. Two years later he won a seat in the Senate and his wife Pat gave birth to their second daughter, Julie. Nixon was now on his way to becoming Vice–President of the United States and his political career was taking off. At just 39 years old, Richard Nixon became Vice–President under the Eisenhower administration in 1953 (Gellman 413). He was almost removed from Eisenhower's campaign due to allegations of a slush fund he started to help pay for campaigning expenses (Drew 122). He ended up saving his candidacy by going on national television and appealing the mass viewers. One event he is most famous for during his Vice–Presidency is the "kitchen debate" with Khrushchev at the United States exhibition in Moscow (Small 47). This particular debate argued capitalism verses communism and it just so happened to take place in a kitchen (Small 49). He was the first American official to address the Soviets in a live television broadcast. Over the next eight years, Nixon continued to elevate the office of vice president to a new level. With his youthful and vigorous attitude, he made sure he would be the most active vice president in any previous administration. In 1960 Nixon went up against John F. Kennedy, was narrowly defeated and lost the 1961 presidency. He argued that the U.S. media was to blame Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Essay about Richard Nixon CATE LARSEN//PD7RICHARD NIXON11/26 Richard Nixon; the name alone brings to mind terrible words along the lines of scandal and failure. Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. He was also the first and last president to resign from office. However, the scandals leading to Nixon's resignation definitely overshadowed his humble beginnings and the accomplishments he made as president during the notorious decades of the Cold War. Richard Milhous Nixon was born to Francis and Hannah Nixon on January 9, 1913 on a lemon ranch his father built in Yorba Linda, California. His early life was marked by financial hardship and by the deaths of his brothers. In 1922, after the failure of the ranch, Frank Nixon opened a grocery...show more content... Nixon's performance in the "kitchen debate" further raised his stature back in the United States. Nixon was so popular with the American people that he went on to run for President himself in 1960, but he lost by a narrow margin to John F. Kennedy. After losing another minor election Nixon publically announced his political career was over. The Nixon family moved to New York during what Nixon himself later referred to as his "wilderness years." In January 1968, Nixon decided to once again seek the nomination of the Republican Party for president. Portraying himself as a figure of stability in a time of national upheaval, Nixon promised a return to traditional values and "law and order." Nixon shocked the world by not only winning his party's nomination but dominating the race and becoming the 37th president of the United States. Nixon's first term of presidency was full of accomplishments. Once in office, Nixon and his staff faced the problem of how to end the Vietnam War. Nixon made a nationally televised address on November 3, 1969, calling on Americans to renew their confidence in the government and back his policy of seeking a negotiated peace in Vietnam. Earlier that year, Nixon and his Defense Secretary Melvin Laird had unveiled the policy of "Vietnamization," which entailed reducing American troop levels in Vietnam and transferring the burden of Get more content on HelpWriting.net