1. 37th President of the United States
Meet Richard M. Nixon
37th President of the United States

2. 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

3. 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)

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 , 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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