His ancestors were fighting in the civil war. They were pioneers from Ireland and Scotland. He had 4 brothers.
He was born in 1913 in Yorba Linda, California, He went to Whittier College, After that he went to Duke University, he studied law there.
He married Pat Ryan on June They were too poor to take pictures at their wedding. They had two daughters.
He was elected to the house of representatives in In 1950 he was elected to the Senate. He was elected vice president in 1952 with Dwight D. Eisenhower.
In 1960 he ran for president against John F. Kennedy and lost. 8 years later he ran for president and won.
He started the Environmental Protection Agency. He ended the Vietnam war.
In 1974 he left the White House because of the Watergate Scandal. The Republicans broke in to the Democratic National Committee and stole information, this is the Watergate Scandal.
One of his daughters married in the White House. He went on a helicopter to go to lots of places.
He died in 1994 at the age of 91.