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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.
Nixon's primary focus while in office was on foreign affairs. He focused on détente with the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union, easing Cold War tensions with both countries. As part of this policy, Nixon signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and SALT I, two landmark arms control treaties with the Soviet Union.
On August 5, 1974, several of President Richard Nixon's recorded-on-audiotape Oval Office conversations were released. One of them, which was described as the "smoking gun" tape, was recorded soon after the Watergate break-in, and demonstrated that Richard Nixon had been told of the White House connection to the Watergate burglaries soon after they took place, and approved a plan to thwart the ...
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).
Separately, Nixon's reelection committee broke into the Watergate complex to wiretap the Democratic National Committee's headquarters as part of the Watergate scandal. McGovern's general election campaign was damaged early on by revelations about his running mate Thomas Eagleton , as well as the perception that McGovern's platform was radical.
Nixon's wife, Pat, died on June 22, 1993. Just under ten months later, on April 18, 1994, Nixon had a cerebrovascular accident at his home in Park Ridge, New Jersey, and was taken to New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center. [2] After an initial favorable prognosis, Nixon slipped into a deep coma and died four
Presidents Johnson and Nixon Four vice presidents were present at the inauguration. From left to right: outgoing president Lyndon B. Johnson (the 37th vice president), incoming president Richard Nixon (36th), Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen who was administering the oath of office to 39th vice president Spiro Agnew, and the outgoing vice president Hubert Humphrey (38th).
After the election, Nixon's transition effort continued to be headed by Franklin B. Lincoln Jr. [14] [15] Nixon headquartered his transition in a small suite of offices at The Pierre hotel in New York City. [16] [4] The Pierre had the advantage of being near to both Nixon's personal residence and the former headquarters for the presidential ...