Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. He resigned during the Watergate scandal, the only U.S. president to do so.

Watergate scandal: A political scandal involving the 1972 break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters and the Nixon administration’s cover-up. The cover-up and its investigation led to Nixon’s resignation.
Nixon–Mao meeting: The 1972 meeting in Beijing between U.S. president Richard Nixon and Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong. Nixon’s visit opened a diplomatic relationship with the People’s Republic of China.
Henry Kissinger: A U.S. diplomat and national security adviser who later served as secretary of state under Nixon and Gerald Ford. Kissinger helped direct Nixon’s diplomacy with China, the Soviet Union, and North Vietnam.
Whittier, California: A city in Los Angeles County where Richard Nixon grew up and began his political career. Nixon’s Quaker family and early political work were rooted in Whittier.
1960 United States presidential election: The U.S. presidential election in which John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Richard Nixon. Nixon’s loss contrasted with his later electoral victories and began an eight-year absence from elected office.
United States v. Nixon: The 1974 Supreme Court case that rejected Nixon’s claim of absolute executive privilege over presidential recordings. The ruling required Nixon to release evidence central to the Watergate investigation.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks: U.S.–Soviet negotiations that produced agreements limiting certain nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Nixon’s 1972 Moscow summit yielded the first SALT agreements.
H. R. Haldeman: Nixon’s chief of staff from 1969 to 1973 and a central figure in the Watergate cover-up. His White House role and recorded conversations exposed the administration’s response to Watergate.
Richard Nixon's 1946 campaign: Nixon’s successful first campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating Democratic incumbent Jerry Voorhis. The campaign established Nixon as an anti-communist politician and launched his national career.
1968 United States presidential election: The U.S. presidential election in which Richard Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace. Nixon won amid Vietnam War divisions, urban unrest, and a fractured Democratic coalition.

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