Richard Milhous Nixon: A Chronology of His Life and Career

Richard Milhous Nixon:
A Chronology of His Life and Career

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, Nixon ran for the presidency and lost to John F. Kennedy. In 1962, he was defeated when he ran for 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, Nixon defeated Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey, his Democratic opponent, and former Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama, the candidate of the American Independent Party.

Chronology of His Life and Career

Jan 9, 1913	Born in Yorba Linda, California.
1934	Graduated from Whittier College.
1937	Graduated from the Duke University School of Law.
1939	Became the youngest member of the Whittier College Board of Trustees.
June 21, 1940	Married Thelma Catharine Ryan.
1942-1946	Served in the U.S. Navy.
1946	Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
1950	Elected to the U.S. Senate.
1952	Elected Vice-President of the United States.
1960	Defeated for President by John F. Kennedy.
1962	Defeated for Governor of California by Edmund G. Brown.
1968	Elected President of the United States.
Aug 9, 1974	Resigned as President.
Apr 22, 1994	Died in New York City.

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)

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