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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 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.
[87] [88] Political scientists Byron Daines and Glenn Sussman rate Nixon as the only Republican president since World War II to have a positive impact on the environment, asserting that "Nixon did not have to be personally committed to the environment to become one of the most successful presidents in promoting environmental priorities." [89]
The presidency of Richard Nixon began on January 20, 1969, when Richard Nixon was inaugurated as the 37th president of the United States, and ended on August 9, 1974, when, in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office, he resigned the presidency (the first U.S. president ever to do so).
President Nixon says unjust wage and price increases being asked for by the labor and management groups will result in them being priced "out of the market". [130] President Nixon says the Vietnam War could end sooner if unity across the US occurs in response to criticisms of his foreign policy. [131]
The length of a full four-year term of office for a president of the United States usually amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one leap year of 366 days). The listed number of days is calculated as the difference between dates, which counts the number of calendar days except the first day (day zero).
President Richard Nixon became the first president to visit China on Feb. 21, 1972. This was doubly notable in light of the administration's official refusal to recognize the Communist government ...
Richard Nixon. Before: $2 million. After: $15 million. ... The future president would go on to become one of America’s most consequential and dynamic leaders. He lost much of his fortune through ...
Here are the surprising first jobs held by Nixon, Clinton, Obama, and 12 other US presidents: ... Lincoln, who would later become the 16th president of the US, got to meet and build relationships ...