37th President of the United States Meet Richard M. Nixon 37th President of the United States

Early Life Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9th, 1913, to Francis and Hannah Nixon Born in Yorba Linda, CA Four brothers: Harold, Donald, Arthur and Ed In 1922, the Nixons moved from Yorba Linda to Whittier, CA

Marriage On June 21, 1940, Richard married Thelma Ryan (went by Pat) The couple had two children Patricia Nixon was born on February 21, 1946 Julie Nixon one of Nixon two childern was born on July 5, 1948 Fun Fact=) Julie Nixon married Dwight David Eisenhower II (grandson of President Eisenhower) on December 22, 1968 (became Julie Nixon Eisenhower)

Pre-Presidential Careers In 1937, Nixon became an attorney in La Habra, CA In January 1942, Pat and Richard moved to Washington, D.C., where Richard began to work for the Office of Price Administration

Military Service Nixon was commissioned into the United States Navy in August 1942 Nixon was eligible for exemption, but chose to serve anyways In October 1945, Nixon was promoted to the position of lieutenant commander He resigned from his position on January 1, 1946

Early Political Involvement In 1946, Nixon defeated the five-term incumbent representative to become a representative in the California congress In the 1950 election, Nixon was elected to become a U.S. Senator for California From 1953-1961, Nixon was V.P. for President Dwight D. Eisenhower In the election of 1960, Nixon ran for president and was defeated by John F. Kennedy.

In Office On November 5, 1968, Nixon defeated Herbert Humphrey by nearly 500,000 votes In 1972, Nixon won 49 out of 50 states to defeat George McGovern for the presidency Nixon only lost in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia This time, Gerald Ford was Nixon’s vice-presidential candidate

Significant Accomplishments (While in Office) Nixon ended the Vietnam war by bombing Cambodia. Under Nixon, the economy boomed The Dow-Jones set several records during Nixon’s presidency Nixon made the first visit to China by a president ever Nixon greatly improved diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union while in office

Fun Facts While running, Nixon’s nickname was “Tricky Dick” because of his dirty politics Nixon played the piano Nixon had a pet cocker spaniel named Checkers