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born
Richard Milhous Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California.Yorba Linda, California in northeastern Orange County, California, approximately 40 milles southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. He lived on his fanily farn ontill he was nine. -
High school
Nixon attended Whittler High school. He graguated second in his class. He graduated in 1934. -
colloge
Nixon attends Whittler College where he received a degree in constitutional history. He graduated second in his class in 1934. -
Law School
After he graduated from Whittler College he attended Duke University Law School, where he graduated third out of 44. -
Legal Work
He got a job practicing law in Whittier. He met his wife and later had children. -
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Government Work / Navy
Nixon moves to Washington, D.C., to join the Office of Price Administration. Nixon serves in active duty in the navy in the South Pacific. -
congress
Elected to Congress and later serves on House Committee on Un-American Activities -
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Senate
Nixon is elected as the Senator for California and serves from December 1, 1950, until January 1, 1953. -
"Checkers speech"
"Checkers speech". Over national T.V. to save his candidacy. -
VP
Inaugurated as Vice President -
Khrushchev “Debate”
Nikita visits US and participates in “ Kitchen Debate” with Nixon -
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Nixon - Kennedy Debates
Nixon does poorly in some of the Nixon - Kennedy Debates -
Nixon looses
Looses in a close presidential election to Kennedy -
. Governs Office Loss speech
Nixon is defeated in California gubernatorial race.Nixon tells reporters "You won't have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference." -
Supreme Court
Argues first case before the Supreme Court -
bombing
Nixon orders secret bombings of Cambodia to destroy North Vietnamese supply routes and base camps. -
Election
Nixon is elected 37th President of the United States. -
Vietnamization
Nixon announces he is turning the war over to the South Vietnamese. -
EPA
Signs National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. -
Expands War
Announces the launching of military attacks on enemy sanctuaries in Cambodia. -
Wage and Price Controls
Anounces Wage and Price Controls executive order. -
China.
Nixon visits the People's Republic of China. -
Watergate
Watergate brake-in -
Re-Election
Nixon is re-elected to a second term in the largest land-slide victory in American political history -
End of War for US
Peace treaty ending the Vietnam War for the US is signed in Paris -
Watergate Cover-up
Conversation among President Nixon, John Dean, and H. R. Haldeman about what had happened. -
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigns after corruption charges beginning. -
Impeachment Proceedings
House Judiciary Committee adopts three articles of impeachment against the President -
Resignation
Resigned presidency. -
Pardon
Nixon accepts the pardon of President Gerald Ford "for all offenses against the United States which he has committed. -
dies
Nixon dies in New York City.
