Richard Nixon
(January 20, 1969 to August 9, 1974)

Born: January 9, 1913
Died: April 22, 1994

Political Party: Republican
Previous Occupation: Lawyer, public official

Elected From: New York
Vice President: Spiro T. Agnew (1969-73); Gerald R. Ford (1973-74)
Cabinet Members: view list

Other Government Positions:
· Attorney for U.S. Office of Emergency Management, 1942
· Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1947-51
· United States Senator, 1951-53
· Vice President, 1953-61 (under Eisenhower)

Inaugural Address: 1969, 1973
Biography: view

Presidential Highlights:
· In January 1973, President Nixon signed a peace agreement with the Vietnamese ending the war in Vietnam.

· Made a 10 day historic trip to China establishing trade and cultural relations.

· Signed the first Strategic Arms Limitation Agreement (limited the number of nuclear missiles the U.S. and Soviet Union could have).

· Authorized the revenue-sharing program (sent federal funds to state and city governments).

· Eliminated the Office of Economic Opportunity.

· Vetoed the Water Pollution Act (controlled pollution of water by industrial waste). Congress overrode his veto.

· Impeachment Proceedings. On July 27, 1974, the Judiciary Committee approved the first article of impeachment against President Nixon. It involved obstruction of justice, citing participation in a cover-up of the Watergate Burglary (five burglars had broken into the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters attempting to steal a telephone book that linked prominent Democrats to unsavory conduct). The committee later approved two more articles of impeachment. One involved abuse of power (Nixon’s staff had ordered the Internal Revenue Service to audit his political opponent’s tax returns). The other article involved President Nixons failing to respond to subpoenas from the Congress. President Nixon resigned from office before the House of Representatives voted on the impeachment.

· Resigned from office 2 years and 6 months into his second term in office.

Presidential Election:
1968
Richard Nixon301
Hubert H. Humphrey191
George C. Wallace46

1972
Richard Nixon520
George McGovern17
John Hospers1

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