Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. Born January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California to Richard and Hannah Milhouse Nixon. Richard's family was very poor with his father as a service station owner, and a lemon farm owner. Richard's mother was a Quaker.

Early Life
Richard's family was very poor as stated earlier, but they were completely oblivious to this. Richard grew up in a house of five children of which he was the second to. His four brothers are Harold Samuel Nixon, Francis Donald Nixon, Arthur Burdg Nixon, and Edward Calvert Nixon. At a young age two of his brothers died, Arthur and Harold. His entire family was scarred for life.

Education
Richard attended Fullerton and Whittier High School where he pursued interests in drama and football. Richard received a scholarship to Harvard, but was forced to decline because of his family's poor financials. Instead he attended Whittier College. After completing his schooling at Whittier he went on to Duke Law, where he attended on full scholarship.

Occupations
Richard Nixon was a small town lawyer, but could not settle for not having an effect on the United States. Richard became Roosevelt's Office of Price Administration. Nixon left to become an Aviation Ground Officer in the Pacific. Richard next served on Congress followed by California Senate. He later served as Vice President for two terms, followed by two incomplete terms of presidency.

Family Life
Richard Nixon was cast in a local production with Thelma (Pat) Catherine Ryan. Pat was a local school teacher and a small time actress. The two married and had two children, Patricia and Julie.

Impacts on History
Many people remember Richard Nixon for his mistakes and harsh effects on the United States. Richard Nixon also had a positive effect on the U.S. Nixon ended American fighting in Vietnam , improved international relationships with the USSR and China, launched the war on cancer, and in 1972 prohibited gender bias at colleges receiving financial aid.

Scandals
Richard Nixon not only did good for the U.S. he also committed an un-presidential crime, the Watergate Scandal. On June 17, 1972 five men working for the campaign to re-elect Richard Nixon broke into the Democratic Party's headquarters. They were caught going through files and trying to plant listening devices. Nixon denied any involvement in this.

Scandals
On August 1, 1972 the Washington Post reposed that a $25,000 check was deposited into the account of one of the burglars, the check was linked to the CPR. On January 8, 1973 the trial for the Watergate breaki-in began. McCord, one of the burgelors, wrote a letter to Judge Sirca. It read that White house officials knew about the break-in, and paid the burglars to cover it up.

Scandals
Richard Nixon was asked to give up presidential tapes thought to be related to the Watergate scandal for the trial. Nixon continually refused to give up these tapes. Sure to be impeached, Richard Nixon resigned.

Negative Effects
Because of Nixon and the Watergate scandal many negative effects were left on the people of the U.S. Some of these effects include campaign finance reform and a growing lack of faith in government.

Outcome of Watergate
Because of the Watergate Scandal Richard Nixon resigned in fear of impeachment and Gerald Ford took over as the 38th president of the U.S. Nixon was pardoned for taking part in the Watergate scandal. The sentence for the other people involved with the scandal was not as easy. All five burglars were found guilty on trial and were forced into twenty years of prison.

Death
Richard Nixon died April 22, 1994 at the age of 81. Richard died in New York, New York from a stroke.

Interesting Facts

• Richard Nixon was born on his families Lemon Farm in California.
• Richard Nixon graduated second in his class at Whittier College, and third at Duke Law.
• Nixon ran against JFK in 1960 and lost only by 113,000 votes, the closest presidential race in history.
• Richard Nixon had a dog named Checkers, he lived in the White House with Richard.

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Political Catoon
This is a political cartoon about Richard Nixon and his scandals. The whale is representing Nixon's many scandals all of the people are acting completely oblivious to the whale. This represents Nixon paying people to cover up his scandals and White House officials lying also. The cartoonist is trying to persuade the veiwers into believing that this is true. This cartoon could squash another persons opinion that Richard Nixon did not take part in the Watergate scandal because it is every persuasive.

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Political Cartoon
In this cartoon Richard Nixon's nose is growing, like Pinocchio when he lies. This cartoon implies that Richard Nixon lied to cover up the watergate scandal. This is very persuasive and takes away any thoughts that Nixon did not take part in the Watergate scandal.

Quote
"Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits."
-Richard Nixon

Quote
This means that the only thing that can really defeat you is quitting. Losing will not defeat nor finish you.

Source 1:

"37 Fascinating Facts About Americas 37th President." 37 Fascinating Facts About America’s 37th President. The Nixon Foundation, 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. .

Source 2:
"Richard Nixon." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015.

Source 3:
http://www.nixonlibrary.gov/thelife/thenixonfamily.php
Source 4:
http://nixontapes.org/job60.html

Source 5:
http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/exhibits/watergate_files/content.ph...

Picture Sources
Pic 3:http://mentalfloss.com/article/18455/richard-nixon-shy-guy
Pic 2: http://www.artcadeonline.com/original-artwork/political-cartoons/detail.asp...
Pic 1: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/herblock/here-he-comes-now.html