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Last NY Journal American Tournament of Orators held at the old Carnegie Hall in 1956 was attended by the Vice President
Was U.S. Vice President from 1953-1961.
Was the second Quaker (that is, Society of Friends) who served as President of the United States, the first being President Herbert Hoover (1929-1933). His mother was descended from a long line of Quakers, the Milhouses.
Thirty-seventh president of the United States of America. [1969-9 August 1974]
Only president to resign from office.
Was in Dallas on November 22, 1963, the day that John F. Kennedy was shot.
Two daughters, Tricia Nixon and Julie Nixon. Julie married David Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, under whom Nixon served as Vice-President.
Served in the Navy during WWII.
In his 1972 bid for office, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins on record.
Graduated from Whittier College and Duke University Law School.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was going to drop him as Vice President from his second Presidential ticket in favor of Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce, but then thought it might be reflected back as weakness on him and kept Nixon.
Portrayed on Saturday Night Live by Dan Aykroyd.
Dedicated his Presidential Libary, located in Yorba Linda, California, on July 9, 1990 - with President George Bush and former Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan in attendance.
Graduated from Fullerton High School.
Held a law office in La Habra, California (near his birth city), in his early days before congress. The building was a landmark at one time.
Hours before his sudden stroke (which caused his death), Nixon sent a letter of best wishes along with a book to a friend of someone who had suffered a stroke. The letter explained his heartfelt concern, and he hoped that the book, which discusses the stroke that Pat Nixon suffered in the 1970s, would be of some aid. A copy of the letter he wrote is on display at his "study exhibit" at the Nixon Library.
Was an adviser to President Bill Clinton, early in Clinton's term, on the views of Russia. He was also received as a guest in the Clinton White House. This marked the first time that any post-Watergate President had allowed the disgraced former Commander-In-Chief to visit the White House, as well as serve as an advisor.
Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon are buried alongside one another between the Rose Garden and his birth home at the Nixon Libary. Funerals for both were held on the Library grounds.
The Nixon gravemarkers, which were made of a heavy, dark marble, are said to be a gift from a local gravestone vendor, who personally delivered them to the Nixon Library in his pick-up truck.
Senator Bob Dole, along with Rev. Billy Graham and President Bill Clinton, eulogized Nixon at his funeral in April of 1994.
Was the only person elected twice as both Vice President ('52 and '56) and President ('68 and '72) of the United States.
Died on V.I. Lenin's birthday.
Pictured on a 32¢ US commemorative postage stamp issued 26 April 1995, 1 year and 4 days following his death.
As Vice-President, he once toured a model home with former Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and got into a heated argument with the premier over U.S.-Soviet relations. At one point, Nixon pointed a finger in Khruschev's face and said, 'You don't know everything!'.
Ran for governor of California in 1962 and lost to Edmund G. Brown("Pat").
During his campaign for President in 1960, he and John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, engaged in the first-ever televised Presidential debates. Kennedy, with his youthful enthusiasm and good looks, appeared more comfortable, while Nixon, who was definitely the more qualified of the two, looked stiff and nervous. Experts say this was the key factor that got Kennedy elected.
First rose to political prominence as a U.S. Representative in 1948 when he was instrumental in bringing Alger Hiss, an alleged Communist spy, to justice.
In 1973, his likeness appeared on a 4 cent postage label issued by the (now defunct) Independent Postal System of America.
Before its premiere, he was given a private screening of 1776. He objected to the musical number "Cool Considerate Men," so the number was cut from the theatrical release. The song was restored on the laserdisc version as well as the Director's Cut DVD.
Has a park named after him in Central Pennsylvania
When he was three years old, he fell out of a horse-drawn carriage in which he was riding with his mother and brother, and one of the wheels ran over his head. Despite a deep wound, he got up and ran after the buggy as his mother urged it to stop. The accident left him with a visible scar, which is why for the rest of his life he combed his hair straight back rather than parting it on the side.
The last former American president to die in the 20th century.
Although he never finished his second term as President, he holds the record as being the only person elected twice to the Vice Presidency and twice to the Presidency as well.
Stevie Wonder wrote two songs criticizing him - "He's Misstra Know-It-All" and "You Haven't Done Nothin'".
His favorite movie was Patton.
Lived out his years in his Manhattan triplex at 810 Fifth Avenue, a building that had belonged to erstwhile political rival Nelson Rockefeller
Ordered Rolling Stone journalist Hunter S. Thompson banned from the White House.
Was the first American politician to receive a review in Variety following his Checkers speech.
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