- Richard Nixon was an American politician
- The 37th President of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1974
| Real name: | Richard Milhous Nixon |
Richard Nixon Height
| | How tall was Richard Nixon? | 180 cm / 5 ft 11 in | | Born: | 09 January 1913 Comment | | When did Richard Nixon die? / Died | 22 April 1994 | | How many years did Richard Nixon live? / Lived | 81 years | | Where was Richard Nixon born? | Yorba Linda, California, US | | Where did Richard Nixon die? / Deathplace | NewYork, US | | Nicknames: | Tricky Dick, Red Hunter, Slick Rick | | Zodiac sign: | Capricorn |
Richard Nixon Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Richard Nixon worth? | $15,000,000
| | Nationality: | American | | Hair color: | Brown | | Eyes color: | Brown |
Who was Richard Nixon? / Facts
- He had previously served as a US Representative and Senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- After completing his undergraduate studies at Whittier College, he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law
- He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government
- He subsequently served on active duty in the US Navy Reserve during World War II
- Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950
- His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-communist, and elevated him to national prominence
- He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election
- Nixon served for eight years as vice president
- He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and lost a race for Governor of California to Pat Brown in 1962
- In 1968, he ran for the presidency again and was elected by defeating Incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey
- Nixon ended American involvement in the war in Vietnam in 1973 and brought the American POWs home, and ended the military draft
- Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated détente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year
- His administration generally transferred power from Washington to the states
- He imposed wage and price controls for a period of ninety days, enforced desegregation of Southern schools and established the Environmental Protection Agency
- Nixon also presided over the Apollo 11 moon landing, which signaled the end of the moon race
- He was reelected in one of the largest electoral landslides in US history in 1972, when he defeated George McGovern
- The year 1973 saw an Arab oil embargo, gasoline rationing, and a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal
- The scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office
- After his resignation, he was issued a pardon by his successor, Gerald Ford
- In retirement, Nixon's work writing several books and undertaking of many foreign trips helped to rehabilitate his image
- He suffered a debilitating stroke on April 18, 1994, and died four days later at the age of 81
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Education
- Whittier College
- Duke University
Quotes
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I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.
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If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center in the world?
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Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think. A woman can and should be able to do any political job that a man can do.
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I had never been a quitter.
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Related celebs
Dwight Eisenhower, Francis A. Nixon, Hannah Milhous Nixon, Donald Nixon,
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Last update: 11 May 2020
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Net worth: $15,000,000
