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On January 9, 1913, Richard Milhous Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California to Francis Anthony Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon
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In 1922 his father,Frank, sold the lemon farm and moved to Whittier California.
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In May 1930 He graduated Highschool third in his class
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Richard Nixon was elected student body president at Whittier college
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Richard Nixon attneded Whittier college for a four year course for a Bachelor of Arts degree. He graduated on June 9,1934
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On June 21, 1940 he married Pat Ryan
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Nixon was commissioned an officer in The U.S. Navy
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Richard Nixon served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945 during World War 2. He was a Naval officer.
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In January of 1946, Nixon was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy with the rank of Lieutenant commander.
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February 21, 1946, Richard and Pat had their first daughter Tricia.
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Nov.6, 1946, Richard Nixon was elected to the US house of Representatives
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Nixon work as the lead committee member in the case of the Soviet spy Alger Hiss and he was convicted with Perjury.
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On Nov. 7,1950, He was elected to the U.S. Senate after serving another term in House of Representatives.
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Nominated Vice President of Dwight D. Eisenhower by the Republican Party
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Sept.23, 1952, He delivered the "checkers" speech which defended the fund of $18,000 from supporters and saying ti was used for political expenses.
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On Nov. 4,1952, Richard Nixon was elected vice president for Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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His father Francis Anthony Nixon died on September 4,1956, in Whittier, California
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Wnet head to head with the Soviet Premier,Nikita Krushcheva, on the Merits of freedom verses communism at the American Exhibition in Moscow.
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He wrote his first book "Sic Crises". He ran for Governor of California and lost.
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On Aug. 5-8, 1968, At the convention hall in Miami beach Florida, The republican party nominated Richard Milhous Nixon for president and Spiro Theodore Agnew as his vice president.
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In Febuary of 1969, he made his firste foriegn trip as President
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On Nov.5, 1968,He was elected president, and on Jan. 20,1969,Richard Milhous Nixon became the 37th President of the United States of America.
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He made the longest phone call to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Adlerian when they took man kind's first steps on the moon.
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He visited communist China on Feb.21 through the 27th,1972. He was the first President in office to do so.
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May 21-27 he visited the Soviet Nixon signed the agreement on the limitation of strategic arms. Became the first president to visit the Soviet Union in office.
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In October he provided American military in aid to Israel in the Yom Kupper War to keep Israel alive.
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on January 27 The united states ,North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the Viet Cong signed an agreement to ended the war and restore peace in Vietnam.
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Nixon announced to decide to resign due to the Watergate scandal's
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His wife Pat Nixon died in their home in Park Ridge,New Jersey at the age of 81.
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Richard Nixon died in New York city on April 22, 1994, because of a stroke. He was 81
