Richard Nixon

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This paper looks at the life of President Richard Nixon from his birth up until his resignation from the presidency after the Watergate scandal. It discusses how, as president, he concentrated mostly on foreign affairs, hoping to bring about a generation of peace and a new world order. It also examines how Nixon was a man people loved to hate and how his demeanor was not always affable. It shows that, instead of orchestrating the Watergate Scandal, he may have been responsible for protecting those involved, as well as responsible for instigating the cover up. Nixon has not left a populist legacy, but in some respects, he lives on in current foreign policy and Republican policy rhetoric.

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Introduction
Biography
Nixon?s Presidency
The Watergate Scandal
Conclusion
Bibliography

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"As Vice President, Nixon took on major duties in the Eisenhower Administration. Nominated for President in 1960, he lost by a narrow margin to John F. Kennedy. (Kennedy, Nixon and Vanocur, 1996) In 1962, Nixon ran unsuccessfully for Governor of California. This second loss led Nixon to bitterly announce: "you won't have Nixon to kick around anymore." However, he re-emerged as a presidential candidate in 1968 and ran a successful campaign against Democrat Hubert Humphrey and third-party candidate George C. Wallace. His accomplishments while in office included revenue sharing, the end of the draft, new anticrime laws, and a broad environmental program. As he had promised, he appointed Justices of conservative philosophy to the Supreme Court."

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