Who was Richard Nixon?Concise Biography, History & Facts About President Richard Nixon Thirty-Seventh President - Richard Milhous Nixon Richard Nixon Lifespan - 1913 - 1994 Place of Birth - January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California Richard Nixon Education - Whittier College (1934); Duke University Law School (1937) Term as President - 1969-1974 Political Party - Republican Vice President / Vice Presidents - Spiro Agnew and Gerald Ford Richard Nixon Religion - Quaker Name of Wife - Richard Nixon was married to Thelma “Patricia” Catherine Ryan in 1940. They had 2 children - Patricia and Julie Career of Richard Nixon - Lawyer, Politician, Statesman Attorney for U.S. Office of Emergency Management, 1942 Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1947-51 United States Senator, 1951-53 Vice President, 1953-61 (under Eisenhower) Place of Death - Richard Nixon died of a massive stroke on April 22, 1994 in New York Richard Nixon was buried in Yorba Linda, California Next President: President Gerald Ford Major Events during his presidency |
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