Richard Nixon

In office
January 20, 1969 August 9, 1974
Family tree* Famous relatives:**
King Edward I (21st great grandson)
William Ellery, Signer of Declaration
of Independence (2nd cousin 6
times removed)
Nixon was descended from early
American settler Thomas Cornell

Wife: Pat Rayan

Daughters: Patricia and Julie
Early life
Born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California
Nixon had four brothers: Harold, Donald, Arthur and Edward
The Nixon family ranch failed in 1922
Education
Attended Fullerton Union High School
Transferred to Whittier High School for junior year in September 1928
Declined Harvard to attend Whittier College
Received a full scholarship to attend Duke University School of Law
Rise to power
Admitted to the bar in 1937 and became a partner at Wingert and
Bewley in 1938
Appointed a lieutenant junior grade in the U.S. Naval Reserve on June
15, 1942
Supported the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, a federal law that monitors
the activities and power of labor unions
Rise to power
Nixon became a Vice President in 1953 when
Republican party officials recommended him to
Eisenhower
On September 24, 1955 President Eisenhower
suffered a heart attack and was unable to perform
his duties for six weeks
Eisenhower and Nixon were reelected in the
November 1956 election
Nixon was inaugurated as president on January 20,
1969
Important Events
Vietnam War
Operation Menu March 1969
Announced ground invasion of Cambodia
to the American public on April 30, 1970
Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1973
and conscription ended
Space Policy
Nixon rejected the proposal to establish a
permanent base on the moon
Announced the end of massive efforts in
the space race March 7, 1970
After office
In October 1974, Nixon fell ill with phlebitis, the
inflammation of the walls of a vein
President Ford pardoned Nixon in September 8, 1974
In 1978 Nixon published The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
Nixon suffered a severe stroke on April 18, 1994