Richard Nixon
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Congress, Senate, Senators, House of Representatives, Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Scandals, Corruption, Fraud
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present
Article abstract: A realist in foreign policy, Nixon renewed American relations with the People’s Republic of China, achieved détente with the Soviet Union, and ended the United States’ involvement in Vietnam. Ironically, because of his “Watergate coverup,” he aroused public and congressional opposition to the “imperial presidency.”
Early Life
Richard Milhous Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, in Southern California, on January 9, 1913, the son of Francis A. Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon. “Frank” Nixon was a small businessman, and Richard...
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