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The landmark New York Times bestselling biography of Richard M. Nixon, a political savant whose gaping character flaws would drive him from the presidency.
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Richard Nixon
1913-1994
Who Was Richard Nixon?
Richard Nixon was a Republican congressman who served as vice president under Dwight D.
Eisenhower. Nixon ran for president in 1960 but lost to charismatic Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. Undeterred, Nixon returned to the race eight years later and won the White House by a solid margin.
Jonathan Aitken, award-winning biographer and former Member of UK Parliament, came to the Nixon Library to discuss the subjects of his two best selling.In 1974, he resigned rather than be impeached for covering up illegal activities of party members in the Watergate affair. He died in April 1994, at age 81.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Richard Milhous Nixon
BORN: January 9, 1913
DIED: April 22,1994
BIRTHPLACE: Yorba Linda, California
SPOUSE: Pat Nixon (1940-1993)
CHILDREN: Patricia and Julie
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Capricorn
Early Life and Military Service
Born on January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California, Richard Milhous Nixon was the second of five children born to Frank Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon.
His father was a service station owner and grocer, who also owned a small lemon farm in Yor