Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. He was born in California in 1913 and died in 1994. Nixon attended Whittier College and Duke University Law School. He served as vice president under Dwight Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961 prior to being elected president. As president, Nixon ended US involvement in Vietnam, improved relations with China and the Soviet Union, and saw the first moon landing, though his presidency ended in scandal with the Watergate affair.

1. Richard Nixon
Elsie Erwin

2. 37th President

3. Place of birth/ date/ death
Place of birth:
Yorba Linda, CA
Date of Birth:
January 9th,1913
Death Date:
April 22nd, 1994

4. Family life/ Marriage/ Children
Nixon was born on his father's lemon farm in Yarborn Linda CA. out of the
four kids his parents had together two of them died. After the farm had
failed they moved to Whittier, California, where Nixon's father ran a
grocery store. Nixon had a troubled childhood, being raised by sometimes
an abusive father and a controlling mother some people were led to
believe he took on some of those traits. Nixon had a drive to succeed and
felt he had to pretend to be "good" while using any tactics necessary to
achieve his goals. Later in life, Richard Nixon got married to Pat Nixon in
1940, the Nixon's had two children Patricia and Julie who were both grown
when Nixon became president. Julie married David Eisenhower, one of
Dwight Eisenhower's grandsons, in 1968, and Tricia married Edward Cox in
the Rose Garden of the White House in 1971.

5. Education/ Attended College/ Studies?
Richard attended East Whittier Elementary School, where he was
president of his eighth-grade class. At the start of his junior year in
September 1928, Richard's parents permitted him to transfer to Whittier
High School. At Whittier, Nixon suffered his first election defeat when he
lost his bid for student body president. He then attended Whittier College,
Nixon attended as a student and a debater. He was president of his
freshman class and a senior president of the student body. Graduating
second in his class in 1934, he then won a scholarship to Duke University
Law School.

6. Years served as president
January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974.
January 20, 1969 – August 9,
1974.

7. Occupations other than president.
● Commissioned into the military August 1942, he was eligible for
exemption but chose to serve anyways.
● In 1937 , he became an attorney in LA habra, CA with the Wingert
and Bewley firm.
● Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to
1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and
senator from California.

8. Important accomplishments not president.
1946-Nixon defeated the five term incumbent representative to become
a representative in the California congress.
1950 election- Nixon was elected to become a US senator for California.
From 1953-1961-Nixon was vice president for President Dwight D.
Eisenhower
In the election of 1960- Nixon ran for president and was defeated by
John F. Kennedy

9. Accomplishments during presidency
● Nixon ended the Vietnam war by bombing Cambodia
● under Nixon the Economy boomed
● The Dow - Jones set several records during Nixon’s Presidency
● Nixon was the first president to visit china
● Nixon greatly improved diplomatic relations with the Soviet union
while in office.
● The first man to step on the moon
● full-blown integration of public schools in the South for the first
time
● “ Yom Kippur War”- sided with Israel

10. Fun facts
● Nixon’s nickname in office was “tricky Dick” because of his dirty
politics
● Nixon played the piano
● Nixon had a pet cocker spaniel named Checkers