RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON
1913 - 1994

From 1953 until 1961 Richard Milhous Nixon was vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower.

In 1969, Richard became the 37th president of the United States. Thus, the Vietnam War became now his problem to solve.

In 1970, Nixon was shaking Elvis' hand.

All about Presley's visit to the White House
from the National Security Archive.

In 1972, Nixon signed SALT I, an agreement with the Soviet Union to limit construction of strategic missiles.

In 1973, Nixon informs the Associated Press, "I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."  

LET'S HEAR IT

Richard made history by becoming the first US president to quit his job, which he did in 1974 because of his involvement in the Watergate Scandal.

Nixon got off lightly when the 38th president, Gerald R. Ford, pardoned him.



What's new about Nixon?

March 23, 2007
They've just found out: Nixon ordered to bomb targets that officially were off-limits. Read the article in The New Yorker...

May 31, 2007
The National Archives and Records Administration has announced the impending release of an additional 11 hours and 30 minutes of Nixon White House tape recordings. The tapes in question were recorded in 1972. Here is the Federal Register announcement.

September 13, 2008
Nixon interview published where he comments on the execution of the Rosenbergs in 1953. Read the NY Times article.

And here is the National Security Archive's article on the release of the Rosenberg files.

Check the US Election Map 1796 - 1968.

Check Governments in History Chart.