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Richard Nixon
37th president of the United States
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Richard Nixon (born January 9, 1913, Yorba Linda, California, U.S.—died April 22, 1994, New York, New York) was the 37th president of the United States (1969–74), who, faced with almost certain impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, became the first American president to resign from office. He was also vice president (1953–61) under Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Watergate’s legacy: How the scandal changed politics and journalism. Richard Nixon was the second of five children born to Frank Nixon, a service station owner and grocer, and Hannah Milhous Nixon, whose devout Quakerism would exert a strong influence on her ...(100 of 3435 words)