Vice President: Spiro T. Agnew (1969 - 1973) • Gerald Ford (1973 - 1974)
Born: January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California
Nickname: None
Education: Whittier College (1934); Duke University Law School (1937)
Religion: Society of Friends (Quaker)
Marriage: Thelma "Patricia" Catherine Ryan (1912-1993), on June 21, 1940
Children: Patricia (1946- ); Julie (1948- )
Career: Lawyer, Public Official
Political Party: Republican
Writings:Six Crises (1962); RN (1978); The Real War (1980); Leaders (1982); Real Peace (1983); No More Vietnams (1985); 1999:Victory without War (1988); In the Arena (1990); Seize the Moment (1992); Beyond Peace (1994)
Died: April 22, 1994, in New York, NY
Buried: Yorba Linda, CA
Richard Nixon Trivia:
Graduated Whittier College (1934) and Duke University Law School (1937). Vice President under Eisenhower. July 20, 1969 Neil A. Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. April 30, 1970 he announced that U.S. troops were being sent into Cambodia to destroy enemy sanctuaries. Nixon visited China in February of 1972 becoming the first president to visit a country not recognized by the U. S. June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters located at the Watergate Hotel. The Vietnam cease-fire agreement was signed January 1973. October 10, 1973 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned and pleaded guilty to one count of income tax evasion and Nixon appointed Gerald R. Ford to replace him. August 9, 1974, effective at noon, Nixon resigned as president, becoming the first president to ever voluntarily leave office. This was a direct result of the scandal created by attempting to cover up the "Watergate Affair".
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