Richard M. Nixon was the 37th President of the United States from 1969 to 1974. He had a career in law and politics prior to becoming president. As president, Nixon ended US involvement in the Vietnam War and improved relations with China and the Soviet Union. However, the Watergate scandal, involving a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and Nixon's subsequent attempts to cover it up, led to his resignation in 1974 to prevent impeachment.

1. Richard M. Nixon 37 th President of the United States Luke Bishop

2. Early Life Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9 th , 1913, to Francis and Hannah Nixon Born in Yorba Linda, CA Four brothers: Harold, Donald, Arthur and Ed In 1922, the Nixons moved from Yorba Linda to Whittier, CA

3. Marriage On June 21, 1940, Richard married Thelma Ryan (went by Pat) The couple had two children Patricia Nixon was born on February 21, 1946 Married Edward Cox on June 12, 1971 (became Patricia Nixon Cox) Julie Nixon was born on July 5, 1948 Married Dwight David Eisenhower II (grandson of President Eisenhower) on December 22, 1968 (became Julie Nixon Eisenhower)

4. Pre-Presidential Careers In 1937, Nixon became an attorney in La Habra, CA with the Wingert and Bewley firm In January 1942, Pat and Richard moved to Washington, D.C., where Richard began to work for the Office of Price Administration

5. Military Service Nixon was commissioned into the United States Navy in August 1942 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

6. Early Political Involvement 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 In the election of 1960, Nixon ran for president and was defeated by John F. Kennedy.

7. In Office On November 5, 1968, Nixon defeated Herbert Humphrey by nearly 500,000 votes Nixon and his running mate, Spiro Agnew, were sworn in on January 20,1969 In 1972, Nixon won 49 out of 50 states to defeat George McGovern for the presidency Nixon only lost in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia This time, Gerald Ford was Nixon’s vice-presidential candidate

8. The Watergate Scandal On June 17, 1972, five men were found breaking into the Watergate hotel (the Democratic National Committee Headquarters) Through the investigation, it was discovered that many illegal events were conducted by the Nixon campaign, including illegal wiretapping, several break-ins, and bribery in an attempt to win the ’72 election Tapes were later discovered which held recordings of Nixon and his staff planning the cover-up of the break-in There is no doubt that Nixon was about to be impeached when he resigned from office on August 9, 1974 The new president Ford granted Nixon a full pardon

10. Significant Accomplishments (While in Office) Nixon ended the Vietnam war by bombing Cambodia ( secretly...) Under Nixon, the economy boomed 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

11. Major Happenings (While in Office) 1959-April 30, 1975- Vietnam War July 20, 1969- 1 st man on the moon Late ’60’s- full-blown integration of public schools in the South for the first time “ Yom Kippur War”- sided with Israel

12. Fun Facts 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