Richard Milhous Nixon
At a Glance
37th President of the United States (1969-1974)
Born: January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California
Nickname: None
Education: Whittier College (1934); Duke University Law School (1937)
Religion: Society of Friends (Quaker)
Marriage: Thelma "Patricia" Catherine Ryan (1912-1993), on June 21, 1940
Children: Patricia (1946- ); Julie (1948- )
Career: Lawyer, Public Official
Political Party: Republican
Writings: Six Crises (1962); RN (1978); The Real War (1980); Leaders (1982); Real Peace (1983); No More Vietnams (1985); 1999:Victory without War (1988); In the Arena (1990); Seize the Moment (1992); Beyond Peace (1994)
Died: April 22, 1994, in New York, NY
Buried: Yorba Linda, CA
A Life in Brief: Schoolchildren absorb at least one fact about Richard Milhous Nixon: He was the first and (so far) the only President of the United States to resign the office. Before the spectacular fall, there was an equally spectacular rise. More....
Address to the Nation Announcing Decision To Resign the Office of President (August 08, 1974)
Essays on Richard Milhous Nixon and His Administration
Consulting Editor: Ken Hughes
Mr. Hughes coordinates the team of scholars reviewing and transcribing President Richard M. Nixon’s White House tapes, as part of the Presidential Recordings Project at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.
Presidential Speeches
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April 30, 1970 - Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia
November 7, 1972 - Remarks on Being Reelected to the Presidency
April 30, 1973 - Address to the Nation About the Watergate Investigations
August 8, 1974 - Address to the Nation Announcing Decision To Resign the Office of President
Miller Center Scholarship and Speakers
The Miller Center of Public Affairs is a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and report on American government, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency. Below is a selection of Miller Center resources on Richard Milhous Nixon.
Watch Miller Center flash transcripts of secret White House recordings of Nixon discussing Vietnam; Watergate. Full Miller Center Flash Transcript Archive.
Listen to John Ehrlichman’s 1984 presentation at the Miller Center on the Nixon Presidency. Ehrlichman was Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under Nixon.
President Richard Nixon led the country as Commander in Chief during the Vietnam War. Click here to learn more about the Miller Center's National War Powers Commission.
Click here to learn more about the Center’s National Commission on Presidential Transitions and Foreign Policy and its relationship to Nixon.
Scripps Library Reference Resources
Below are links to reference resources prepared by the Miller Center's Scripps Library that are designed to help students and scholars quickly conduct their research.
Information on Richard Milhous Nixon's Private and Public Papers
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