American Presidents

A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits
March-December 1999
Richard M.Nixon
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Did You Know?

• The SALT agreement passed while he was in the White House.
• During his term, Nixon went to both China and the Soviet Union.
• He is the only president to have resigned.
• He is the first president to have visited all fifty states.

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Richard M. Nixon
(January 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994)
Life Facts

Personal:
• First Lady: Thelma Catherine ("Pat") Ryan Nixon, Wife
• Number of Children: 2
• Education Level: Graduate
• School Attended: Whittier College, Duke University
• Religion: Quaker
• Profession: Military, Lawyer, Business, Government Employ
• Military Service: Lieutenant Cmdr.

Public Service:
• Dates of Presidency: 1/20/1969 - 8/9/1974
• Presidency Number: 37
• Number of Terms: 2
• Why Presidency Ended: Resignation
• Party: Republican
• His Vice President(s): Spiro T. Agnew, Gerald R. Ford
• Vice President For: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
• Senator: California (1951-1953)
• House of Representatives: California (1947-1950)

Footnotes  

Methodology and Resources

Presidential Places

Birthplace: Richard M. Nixon Library and Birthplace
Gravesite: Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace
Library: Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace

Reference Material

Bibliography
Inaugural Address
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Watch American Presidents Programs from
C-SPAN's Archives

• LIVE from Richard M. Nixon Library And Birthplace - Yorba Linda, CA. Guests include: Melvin Small, Author, The Presidency of Richard Nixon; John Taylor, Executive Director, Nixon Library-Birthplace; and Joan Hoff, Author, Nixon Reconsidered and Jo Lyons, Docent, Nixon Library Watch     
• Programming on Richard M. Nixon includes:
• Richard Nixon Program From The Nixon Library and Birthplace In Yorba Linda, California Watch
• Richard Nixon In His Own Words -- Interviewed By Historian Frank Gannon Watch
• Booknotes with Richard Nixon -- Author, Seize The Moment: America’s Challenge in a One-Superpower World 
• Inteview With Julie Nixon & David Eisenhower Watch
• Covering Richard Nixon -- Speech by Ben Bradlee Watch 
• 1974 State of The Union Address Watch
• 25th Anniversary of Watergate Watch 
• Nixon Farewell to Staff in East Room Watch
• Nixon Resignation Speech Watch
• Richard Nixon’s Funeral Watch 

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