| RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON 
When Richard Nixon was elected President in 1968, he
climaxed one of the most extraordinary political
comebacks in U.S. history. In 1960, while serving as
Vice-President under President Dwight D.
Eisenhower, he ran for the presidency and lost to John F. Kennedy.
In 1962, he lost his bid to become Governor of California,
his home state. After this loss, one television network
presented a program called "The Political Obituary
of Richard Nixon." But, in 1968, Nixon showed that
he was politically very much alive. He won several
primary elections, and again became the Republican
candidate for President. This time, he defeated
Vice-President Hubert H.
Humphrey, his Democratic opponent, and former Alabama
Governor George
C. Wallace, the candidate of the American
Independent Party.
Chronology of His Life and Career
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1913, January 9 |
Born in Yorba Linda, California. |
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1922 |
Moved with family
to Whittier, California. |
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1934 |
Graduated from Whittier College. |
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1937 |
Graduated from the Duke University School of
Law. |
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1939 |
Became the youngest member of the Whittier
College Board of Trustees. |
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1940, June 21 |
Married Thelma Catharine Ryan. |
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1942 |
Served as a lawyer for the Office of Price
Administration. |
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1942-1946 |
Served in the U. S. Navy. |
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1946 |
Elected to the U. S. House of Representatives. |
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1950 |
Elected to the U. S. Senate. |
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1952 |
Elected Vice-President of the United States. |
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1957 |
Visited Africa. |
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1958, May |
Visited South America. |
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1958, November |
Made a ceremonial visit to England. |
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1959 |
Visited the U. S. S.
R. |
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1960 |
Defeated for President by John F. Kennedy. |
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1962 |
Defeated for
Governor of California by Edmund G. Brown. |
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1968 |
Elected President
of the United States. |
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1974, August 9 |
Resigned as
President. |
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1977 |
Interviewed by David Frost. |
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1979, March 14 |
Christopher Nixon
Cox, his first grandchild, was born. |
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1994, April 22 |
Died in New York City, New York. |
Writings
Six Crises (1962)
R.N.: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (1978)
The Real War (1980)
Leaders (1982)
Real Peace (1983)
No More Vietnams (1985)
1999: Victory without War (1988)
In the Arena, a Memoir of Victory Defeat and Renewal (1990)
Seize the Moment (1992)
Beyond Peace (1994)
Source
The American President millercenter.org
See Also
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
California
George
C. Wallace
Hubert H.
Humphrey
American
Independent Party
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