President Richard Milhous Nixon

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Richard Milhous Nixon was born into a poor family on January 9, 1913, from Francis Anthony Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon. They lived in Yorba Linda, California where Nixon’s father built the house. Nixon had five brothers and two of them, Harold and Arthur, died at an early age. After the failure of the Nixon’s family ranch, they moved to Whittier, California where his father, Francis Anthony, opened a combination grocery store and a gas station. Nixon had a troubled childhood, and possibly his rough childhood could have shaped Nixon’s personality. “Raised by a sometimes abusive father and a controlling mother, Nixon adopted parts of both his parents' personalities. Some historians have believed that, as a result of his childhood, Nixon had a drive to succeed and felt he had to pretend to be "good" while using any tactics necessary to achieve his goals. ”Nixon described himself as an introvert in an extrovert’s job. Nixon enrolled at Whittier College in September 1930. In this college, Nixon pursued his interests in student government, drama, and football. Nixon won a scholarship to attend Duke University’s law school in May 1934. He was the president of the Student Bar Association. He graduated Duke University at June 1937. After Nixon finished his college education, he returned to Whittier and joined the law firm Wingert and Bewly. While Nixon was acting a rehearsal, named “The Dark Tower” for a community, he met his future wife Thelma Catherine Ryan, a schoolteacher. They got married on June 21, 1940 in the Presidential Suite of the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. They had two daughter named Patricia and Julie. At January 1942, Nixons moved to Washington, D.C. and joined the Office of Price Administration. During Worl... ... middle of paper ... ...bate concluded that this was the turning point. Nixon’s looked uncomfortable and old on the television while, Kennedy’s appearance was cool, composed, and confident. Nixon lost his first presidential election. In January 1968, Nixon decided to run again as a President. His presidential election was helped by the division inside of Democrat Party. This time Nixon easily became the President. Nixon’s first term of president was marked with many foreign affairs. The very first problem that Nixon had to face was how to end the Vietnam War. Many Americans protested that United States should withdraw troops in Vietnam, which Nixon also agreed. Nixon, seeking for peace, withdrew the American troops back to U.S. The second problem that Nixon had to face was international tensions. To reduce international tension, Nixon traveled to Beijing, Hangzhou, and Sanghai in China.

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