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	Richard Nixon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nixon was elected to the United States Senate in 1950, defeating actress turned congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas, whom Nixon accused during the campaign of having communist sympathies, calling her the "Pink Lady." In the campaign the Independent Review newspaper tagged Nixon with a nickname he would never shake: "Tricky Dick".
		Nixon was notable among Vice Presidents in having actually stepped up to run the government three times when Eisenhower was ill: on the occasions of Eisenhower's heart attack on September 24, 1955; his ileitis in June 1956; and his stroke in November 1957.
		Nixon likewise was instructed by CBS television producers to wear a grey suit that blended into the backdrop, whereas Kennedy was told by the same producer to wear a fl suit which would stand out when fl and white television was the standard.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richard_Nixon (5975 words)

	Encyclopedia: President Nixon
		Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California on January 9, 1913, to Francis Nixon and Hannah Milhous.
		Nixon was accused by nameless sources of having been financed by a slush fund provided by business supporters.
		Although regarded as one of the most intellectual United States presidents, Nixon displayed a somewhat anti-intellectual streak during the 1952 campaign, criticizing the extremely intelligent Democratic presidential nominee, Adlai Stevenson, as an "egghead." An intellectual is a person who uses his or her intellect to study, reflect, and speculate on a variety of different ideas.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/President-Nixon (10502 words)

	Richard Nixon - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The war ended during Nixon's term, but only after four more years of strategic bombing and defeat on the ground, and the withdrawal of US troops, leaving the battle to the ineffective South Vietnamese army.
		Nixon died on April 22, 1994 in New York City at the age of 81, from complications related to a severe stroke, and was buried beside his wife Pat Nixon on the grounds of the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California.
		This was the first gathering of five Presidents in one place, and the last before Reagan's death (Reagan was too ill to attend the memorial service for the victims of the September 11 attacks in 2001.) Nixon was survived by his two daughters Tricia and Julie.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Richard_M._Nixon (3095 words)

	Richard Nixon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Nixon is noted for his diplomatic foreign policy and (A person who takes a position in the political center) moderate domestic policy, but he is also remembered as the only U.S. President to have (Click link for more info and facts about resigned) resigned from office.
		Nixon was elected to the (The lower legislative house of the United States Congress) United States House of Representatives from California in 1946 by beating Jerry Voorhis.
		Nixon was named by the grand jury investigating Watergate as "an unindicted co-conspirator" in the (A political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974) Watergate Scandal.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/richard_nixon.htm (4876 words)

	1972 Nixon v. McGovern
		The person he picked for the Vice President was President Kennedy’s brother in law, Sergeant Shriver, who had never run for elected office and his only experience in the government was being the first peace corp. director under the Kennedy administration.
		President Nixon's campaign was portrayed as an efficient and superior model of how to run a successful campaign.
		Nixon, for his part, also hated the media and blamed them for his loss of the presidential election of 1960 and the California Governor election of 1962.
	www.kennesaw.edu /pols/3380/pres/1972.html (823 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: Nixon Resigns
		Nixon said he decided he must resign when he concluded that he no longer had "a strong enough political base in the Congress" to make it possible for him to complete his term of office.
		Nixon's brief speech was delivered in firm tones and he appeared to be complete control of his emotions.
		Nixon won a mammoth election victory in 1972, only to be brought down by scandals that grew out of an excessive zeal to make certain he would win re-election.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/080974-3.htm (2521 words)

	PRESIDENT NIXON'S RESIGNATION SPEECH
		Vice President Ford will be sworn in as President at that hour in this office.
		In passing this office to the Vice President, I also do so with the profound sense of the weight of responsibility that will fall on his shoulders tomorrow and, therefore, of the understanding, the patience, the cooperation he will need from all Americans.
		As a result of these efforts, I am confident that the world is a safer place today, not only for the people of America but for the people of all nations, and that all of our children have a better chance than before of living in peace rather than dying in war.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/character/links/nixon_speech.html (1647 words)

	President Richard Nixon: Health & Medical History
		It's widely acknowledged that Nixon lost the 1960 presidential election to John Kennedy because of his physical appearance during a television debate with JFK.
		To cover his five o'clock shadow, Nixon instead had one of his people smear a product of dubious quality, known as "Shave Stick," on his face [1].
		Through his mother, Nixon was a seventh cousin twice removed of William Howard Taft [4a] and an eighth cousin once removed of Herbert Hoover [4b].
	www.doctorzebra.com /prez/g37.htm (411 words)

	Nixon White House Tapes
		President Richard M. Nixon White House Tapes: 1971 conversations in the Oval Office with Ronald Reagan, on the vote to seat China at the UN, and with Attorney General John Mitchell, on the appointment of Lewis Powell to the Supreme Court.
		President Richard M. Nixon and Attorney General John Mitchell (10/19), Attorney General John Mitchell (10/20), Chief of Staff H.R. "Bob" Haldemann, and presidential aide Alexander Butterfield (10/8).
		President Richard M. Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, White House Secretary Rose Mary Woods, U.S. Secretary of State William Rogers, White House Chief of Staff H.R. "Bob" Haldeman, OMB Director George Schultz, Treasury Secretary John Connally, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, and White House aides Charles Colson and Patrick Buchanan.
	www.c-span.org /executive/presidential/nixon.asp (1039 words)

	Richard Milhous Nixon
		Nixon was a high school debater and was undergraduate president at Whittier College in California, where he was graduated in 1934.
		Nixon's anti-Communism ideals, his Western roots, and his youth figured into his selection in 1952 to run for vice president on the ticket headed by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
		In 1962, Nixon failed in a bid for California's governorship and seemed to be finished as a national candidate.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0760621.html (1187 words)

	Nixon, Marijuana, and the Shafer Commission
		The Nixon White House tapes from 1971-1972 demonstrate that the foundation of the modern war on marijuana was Nixonian prejudice, culture war and misinformation.
		He found: Nixon blaming calls for marijuana legalization on Jews; Nixon blaming the decline and fall of ancient Rome, and of the Catholic Church, on homosexuality; and Nixon criticizing the CBS sitcom "All in the Family" as a show which promoted homosexuality.
		More importantly, Nixon made clear several times that he wanted a report which supported his views and 'tough on crime' policies, no matter what the facts might be.
	www.csdp.org /news/news/nixon.htm (603 words)

	President nixon staff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		President Nixon announces resignations of four top aides amid escalating evidence in the Watergate scandal: HR Haldeman, White House chief of staff; John
		President Nixon is a startling narrative of a desperately introverted man who dreamed of and even for one-on-one meetings with his own staff and cabinet.
		June 23, 1972: President Nixon discussed "the political aspects of the situation" with Mr.
	getinfoeasy.com /q/president-nixon-staff.html (1335 words)

	Nixon's Basement Tapes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The reign of Richard Milhouse Nixon is widely regarded as a one of the most scandal-drenched episodes in modern politics, due to the abuses of presidential power collectively known as Watergate.
		In April 1996, the U.S. National Archives announced that after years of legal haggling between Nixon's lawyers and the government's record keepers, some of the 3,700 hours of unreleased tapes, recorded by hidden White House microphones, would soon be made available.
		The tapes catalogue astounding illegal acts that were ordered by President Nixon, further tarnishing his historical standing and adding crucial details to many little understood events.
	www.parascope.com /articles/0297/nixon.htm (253 words)

	Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace-
		[Caroline L. Ahmanson, who served as a member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors and Chairman of the President’s Council, died on June 21.
		Former Refugee and U.S. Marine, Quang X. Pham to Appear at Nixon Library on October 18
		Presidential historian and author of President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination
	www.nixonfoundation.org (200 words)

	American President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In a half-dozen years, he went from obscurity to a heartbeat from the presidency, winning a congressional race (1946), national prominence in the Alger Hiss spy case (1948), a Senate seat (1950), and the vice presidency (1952).
		John F. Kennedy interrupted Nixon’s assent in 1960, winning the presidency by the narrowest margin of the twentieth century.
		In 1968, Nixon won a presidential election almost as narrow as the one he had lost in 1960.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/richardnixon (350 words)

	Excerpts from Nixon White House tapes - Nightly News with Brian Williams - MSNBC.com
		President: Apparently, this fellow, uh, that they put in the front row, is that what you say, the front [unintelligible] the real stars?
		President: Bob, the Navy didn’t have any casualties in Vietnam except in the air.
		Nixon: I really feel that what you’re doing, you’ll take brickbats, you go on some of these TV shows like the Cavett thing, you’re gonna get banged, but – you’ll get terribly discouraged and say the whole country’s – and so forth.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/4534613 (929 words)

	Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon, 1974, United States v. Nixon (1974), Landmark Supreme Court Cases
		Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon, 1974, United States v.
		These articles were passed by the House Judiciary Committee but never voted upon by the full House because President Nixon resigned before a vote could occur.
		RESOLVED, That Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors.
	www.landmarkcases.org /nixon/nixon.html (371 words)

	Richard Nixon - 36th President of the United States
		Richard Nixon - 36th President of the United States
		Shadow : Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate
		The purpose of this site is to provide researchers, teachers, students, politicians, journalists, and citizens a complete resource guide to the US Presidents.
	www.presidentsusa.net /nixon.html (212 words)

	Richard Nixon's resignation
		As I recall the high hopes for America with which we began this second term, I feel a great sadness that I will not be here in this office working on your behalf to achieve those hopes in the next 2 1/2 years.
		I shall leave this office with regret at not completing my term, but with gratitude for the privilege of serving as your President for the past 5 1/2 years.
		When I first took the oath of office as President 5 1/2 years ago, I made this sacred commitment, to "consecrate my office, my energies, and all the wisdom I can summon to the cause of peace among nations."
	www.luminet.net /~tgort/resign.htm (1625 words)

	President Nixon's Grave (Unvisited) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In the distance is the house where Nixon was born and lived until he was nine.
		The site is at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California.
		This photograph is provided courtesy of Paul Canniff, who visited the Nixon site in July of 1996.
	www.diplom.org /manus/Presidents/rmn (101 words)

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