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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9 1913 – April 22 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. He is the only American President to have resigned from office. His resignation came in the face of imminent impeachment related to the Watergate first break-in and the subsequent Watergate scandal. He was also the 36th Vice President (1953–1961) serving under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Nixon is the only American to have been elected twice to the Vice Presidency and twice to the Presidency, and is given credit for redefining the office of Vice President, making it for the first time a high visibility platform and base for a presidential candidacy.
Nixon is noted for his diplomatic accomplishments in foreign policy, especially Détente with the Soviet Union and China, and ending the Vietnam War. He is also noted for his middle-of-the-road domestic policy that combined conservative rhetoric and, in many cases, liberal action, as in his environmental policy.
As President, Nixon imposed wage and price controls, indexed Social Security for inflation, and created Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The number of pages added to the Federal Register each year doubled under Nixon. He advocated gun control and eradicated the last remnants of the gold standard. Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and implemented the Philadelphia Plan, the first significant federal affirmative action program. As a party leader, Nixon helped build the Republican Party (GOP), but he ran his 1972 campaign separately from the party, which perhaps helped the GOP escape some of the damage from Watergate.
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Meta Description: [ A web site in fond recollection of Richard Milhous Nixon, the 20th Century's most
entertaining chief of state. ]
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Meta Description: [ Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9 , 1913 - April 22 , 1994) was the thirty-sixth (1953 - 1961) Vice President, and the thirty-seventh (1969 - 1974) President of the United States. He is the only President to have resigned from office. His resignation came in response to the complex of scandals cal... ]
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The American President: Richard Nixon - Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Also includes gallery and quotations.
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The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation - A privately supported, non-profit institution. Includes forum, information for researchers, membership application, volunteer opportunities, and calendar of upcoming events.
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