Richard Nixon Accomplishments

Richard Nixon was a significant president. He was President of the United States from January 20, 1969 to August 9, 1974. Before he was president he had many accomplishments. People had great respect for his conduct in foreign policy. During his second term on August 9, 1974, he was the first president to resign.

Richard Nixon was a significant person even before he was president. He attended Fullerton High school and then transferred to Whittier High school. There, he ran for student body president and lost to a more popular student. Nixon was second in his class which earned him a scholarship to Harvard. His family couldn’t afford it so he went to Whittier College because it was local. In college, he was a formidable debater, he stood out in drama productions, and he was a successful athlete. After graduation, he received a full scholarship to Duke University Law School. After that, he practiced law at Kroop and Bewley in the town of Whittier. He married Thelma Catherine (“Pat”)

On June 9th, 1972, there was a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters Watergate building complex. The employees of Nixon’s reelection committee were arrested for the break-in and for burglary. Later, they had found out that the White House had evidence of the break-in and that there were attempts to hide information relating to the break-in. Nixon said that he did not participate in the scandal or cover-up and that they could do a full investigation of the case. He stated, “You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job.” Later they had learned that Nixon had made secret tape recordings of conversations in the White House since 1971. Before the court desicion, committee members voted three articles of impeachment against Nixon. He resigned as president before his