Richard Nixon Resignation Speech Part 1

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 -- April 22, 1994) was the thirty-seventh President of the United States from 1969 to 1974. During the Second World War, he served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific, before being elected to the Congress, and then serving as the thirty-sixth Vice President of the United States in the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. After an unsuccessful presidential run in 1960, Nixon was elected in 1968, and re-elected to a second term in 1972.

Under President Nixon, the United States followed a foreign policy marked by détente with the Soviet Union and by the opening of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. Domestically, his administration faced resistance to the Vietnam War. As a result of the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned the presidency in the face of likely impeachment by the United States House of Representatives and conviction by the Senate. His successor, Gerald Ford, issued a controversial pardon for any federal crimes Nixon may have committed. Nixon is the only person to be elected twice to both the office of the presidency and the vice presidency, and is the only president to have resigned the office.

Nixon suffered a stroke on April 18, 1994 and died four days later at the age of 81.

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[gstuart01]

Nixon was a great man, who made a great mistake. He was a great President, nevertheless.

[dduble07]

i wouldnt call set up internation relations with China, or end Nam nothing. Just because you dont like the guy doesnt mean you can overlook the good things he did

[conex96]

The last true Republican

[kantwater666]

Fascist and Warlord....best friend of Rockefeller

[vccstudents]

He was his OWN WORST ENEMY!

[mburch6666]

i think the boys on the hudson got him. they as well as others never wanted america out of southeast asia. it took more than one term but he pulled us out. just as today the war mongrels drive to the white house and brief the president on the top threats to the nation. men who believe that secrets and weapons keep a country safe.the war mentality grows and kills all civil society. we are experts at war.peace is the hard work. i never did buy that break in story about nixon. who would care

[MrBbsingh]

he was a genius, very intelligent I think he went to either Harvard or Duke

[19grand]

he wasn't perfect. He did have qualities though that were brilliant and very very rare.

[MrJeremydobson]

Nixon was not a great president. Not solely due to Watergate but mainly because of the Cambodian massacres. He, along with Kissinger, are war criminals so I can't believe there so much support for him on this board!

[DannyKDavis]

9. (tie) Richard Nixon--According to USNews, worst President in U.S. History.

Though politically gifted, he will forever be associated with the Watergate scandal and his resignation. Where this "Great crap" come from??

[loyaldude10]

@inoitall999 --whether Bush was elected twice by popular vote, or once by vote and the other by the Supreme Ct (funny how Bush seems to abhor lawyers and litigation)---he will go down in history as one of the most immature, shallow Presidents ever, as well as getting us into an unnecessary and expensive war in Iraq, wrecking the economy and contributing to the near bankruptcy of banks and other financial institutions. Nixon, by contrast, was brilliant in conducting foreign policy, at least.

[melosebrainuhoh]

An anagram for Richard Milhouse Nixon is: "His climax - Ruined honor!"

Yeah, I know, his middle name is actually 'Milhous', but still...