American President
Richard Nixon (1913–1994)
Facts at a Glance
- Term
- 37th President of the United States (1969–1974)
- Born
- January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California
- Full Name
- Richard Milhous Nixon
- 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 Nixon and His Administration
- Richard Milhous Nixon
- A Life in Brief
- Life Before the Presidency
- Campaigns and Elections
- Domestic Affairs
- Foreign Affairs
- Life After the Presidency
- Family Life
- Impact and Legacy
- Key Events
- First Lady
- Thelma Nixon
- Vice President
- Spiro T. Agnew (1969–1973)
- Gerald Ford (1973–1974)
- Secretary of State
- William P. Rogers (1969–1973)
- Henry Kissinger (1973–1974)
- Secretary of Defense
- Melvin R. Laird (1969–1973)
- James R. Schlesinger (1973–1974)
- Elliot L. Richardson (1973)
- Postmaster General
- Winton M. Blount (1969–1971)
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Clifford M. Hardin (1969–1971)
- Earl L. Butz (1971–1974)
- Secretary of Labor
- George P. Shultz (1969–1970)
- James D. Hodgson (1970–1973)
- Peter J. Brennan (1973–1974)
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- George W. Romney (1969–1973)
- James T. Lynn (1973–1974)
- Attorney General
- John N. Mitchell (1969–1972)
- Richard G. Kleindienst (1972–1973)
- Elliot L. Richardson (1973)
- William B. Saxbe (1974)
- Secretary of the Treasury
- David M. Kennedy (1969–1971)
- John B. Connally (1971–1972)
- George P. Shultz (1972–1974)
- William E. Simon (1974)
- Secretary of the Interior
- Walter J. Hickel (1969–1970)
- Rogers C. B. Morton (1971–1974)
- Secretary of Commerce
- Maurice H. Stans (1969–1972)
- Peter G. Peterson (1972–1973)
- Frederick B. Dent (1973–1974)
- Secretary of Transportation
- John A. Volpe (1969–1973)
- Claude S. Brinegar (1973–1974)
- Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Robert Finch (1969–1970)
- Elliot L. Richardson (1970–1973)
- Caspar Weinberger (1973–1974)
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
Below are selections from the Miller Center’s Richard Nixon speech collection.
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
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 Nixon.
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. Learn more about the Miller Center’s National War Powers Commission.
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, designed to help students and scholars conduct their research quickly.
Information on Richard Nixon’s Private and Public Papers
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