Richard Nixon

Some of the key events about Richard Nixon

• 1946

  Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
• 1950

  Elected to the U.S. Senate
• 1952

  Selected as Dwight D. Eisenhower's vice presidential running mate
• 1952

  Delivered the "Checkers speech" to defend against accusations of improper campaign fund use
• 1960

  Lost the presidential election to John F. Kennedy amid allegations of voter fraud
• 1968

  Secretly sabotaged Vietnam peace talks to bolster his presidential campaign
• 1969

  Inaugurated as the 37th President of the United States
• 1969

  Established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• 1969

  Authorized the secret bombing of Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War
• 1970

  Signed the Clean Air Act
• 1970

  Ordered the illegal wiretapping of government officials and journalists
• 1971

  Initiated diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China
• 1971

  Implemented the "Southern Strategy" to appeal to white voters' racial biases
• 1972

  Signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union
• 1972

  Signed Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational programs
• 1972

  Oversaw the Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up
• 1973

  Ended U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
• 1973

  Ordered the "Saturday Night Massacre," firing officials investigating the Watergate scandal
• 1974

  Resigned the presidency in disgrace due to the Watergate scandal
• 1974

  Accepted a controversial pardon from President Gerald Ford, avoiding prosecution for Watergate-related crimes

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