Richard Nixon
Some of the key events about Richard Nixon
- 1946Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
- 1950Elected to the U.S. Senate
- 1952Selected as Dwight D. Eisenhower's vice presidential running mate
- 1952Delivered the "Checkers speech" to defend against accusations of improper campaign fund use
- 1960Lost the presidential election to John F. Kennedy amid allegations of voter fraud
- 1968Secretly sabotaged Vietnam peace talks to bolster his presidential campaign
- 1969Inaugurated as the 37th President of the United States
- 1969Established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- 1969Authorized the secret bombing of Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War
- 1970Signed the Clean Air Act
- 1970Ordered the illegal wiretapping of government officials and journalists
- 1971Initiated diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China
- 1971Implemented the "Southern Strategy" to appeal to white voters' racial biases
- 1972Signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union
- 1972Signed Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational programs
- 1972Oversaw the Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up
- 1973Ended U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
- 1973Ordered the "Saturday Night Massacre," firing officials investigating the Watergate scandal
- 1974Resigned the presidency in disgrace due to the Watergate scandal
- 1974Accepted a controversial pardon from President Gerald Ford, avoiding prosecution for Watergate-related crimes
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