Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His presidency saw the reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Nixon's second term ended early when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal.

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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