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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.
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