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Richard Nixon
president of United States
Also known as: Richard Milhous Nixon
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History & Society
- In full:
- Richard Milhous Nixon
- Born:
- January 9, 1913, Yorba Linda, California, U.S.
- Political Affiliation:
- Republican Party
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Pat Nixon
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Richard Nixon (born January 9, 1913, Yorba Linda, California, U.S.—died April 22, 1994, New York, New York) was the 37th president of the United States (1969–74), who, faced with almost certain impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, became the first American president to resign from office. He was also vice president (1953–61) under Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Richard Nixon was the second of five children born to Frank Nixon, a service station owner and grocer, and Hannah Milhous Nixon, whose devout Quakerism would exert a strong influence on her son. Nixon graduated from Whittier College in California in ...(100 of 3421 words)