1. Resume
    1. 1942 - 1946: Military Service - United States Navy - World War II
    2. 1947 - 1950: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    3. 1950 - 1953: United States Senator from California
    4. 1953 - 1961: 36th Vice President of the United States
    5. 1969 - 1974: 37th President of the United States
  2. Chronology
    1. 1913: Born in Yorba Linda, California
    2. 1925: Younger brother Arthur died after a short illness
    3. 1925: Forbidden to play sports after a spot was found on his lung, although it was scar tissue from an early bout of pneumonia
    4. 1934: Graduated from Whittier College
    5. 1937: Graduated third in his class at Duke University School of Law
    6. 1937: Admitted to the bar and began practicing with the law firm Wingert and Bewley in Whittier
    7. 1940: Married Thelma "Pat" Ryan
    8. 1942: Moved to Washington, D.C., where Nixon took a job at the Office of Price Administration
    9. 1942: Inducted into the Navy, although he could have claimed exemption from the draft
    10. 1946: Resigned his commission on New Year's Day
  3. Notables
    1. Only president to resign the office
    2. Lost to JFK in the 1960 presidential election
    3. Lost a race for Governor of California in 1962
    4. Had success as a debater in school
    5. Grew up poor and under tough conditions
    6. Eisenhower groomed him into being his successor by giving him critical assignments in both foreign and domestic affairs
    7. First televised presidential debates showed Nixon as pale in contrast to the photogenic JFK
    8. More interested in foreign affairs than domestic policies
    9. Decrease in the power of the presidency as Congress passed restrictive legislation in the wake of Watergate was part of his legacy
    10. Believed you should keep your troubles to yourself, and distanced himself from other people
  4. Laws / Acts / Events
    1. Escalated America's involvement in the Vietnam War, then subsequently ended U.S. involvement in 1973
    2. His administration embraced policies that transferred power from Washington to the states
    3. Launched initiatives to fight cancer and illegal drugs, impose wage and price controls, enforce desegregation of some Southern schools, and establish the Environmental Protection Agency
    4. Scaled back manned space exploration, although he presided over the lunar landings beginning with Apollo 11
    5. Revelations about the Watergate scandal and other misconduct by members of the administration caused Nixon to resign in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office
    6. Supported the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, a federal law that monitors the activities and power of labor unions
    7. Criticized Truman's handling of the Korean War, supported statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, voted in favor of civil rights for minorities, and supported federal disaster relief for India and Yugoslavia
    8. He voted against price controls and other monetary restrictions, benefits for illegal immigrants, and public power
    9. Helped shepherd the Civil Rights Act of 1957 through Congress
    10. Desired closer relations with China
    11. Decided the Vietnam War could not be won and hastily moved to conclude it, which happened in 1973
    12. Nixon administration strongly supported Israel, but Nixon believed that Israel should make peace with its Arab neighbors and that the US should encouragei t
    13. Yom Kippur War resulted in the 1973 oil crisis, in which Arab nations refused to sell crude oil to the U.S. in retaliation for its support of Israel
    14. Endorsed the Equal Rights Amendment
    15. 1972: Approved a five-year cooperative program between NASA and the Soviet space program, culminating in the 1975 joint mission of an American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft linking in space
    16. Watergate scandal was largely about sabotaging the Democrats
    17. Vice President Agnew resigned admit allegations of bribery, tax evasion and money laundering, and Nixon chose Gerald Ford to replace him