The Ups and Downs of Richard Nixon´s Life

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Whether he ran a failed Orange-Juice business, or lost his high school election for student body president (history.com), Richard Nixon was a good leader, man, husband, and father. Because of the watergate scandal, his reputation was lost, but Richard had the greatness to be the man he is known for. Some of Richard’s achievements “Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines” (brainyquote.com).From his early years, to his presidency, to his death Nixon had many fails and victories throughout his life and career.

Although you may know Richard Nixon for his presidency or his famous Watergate Scandal, he was an astounding man overall. It all started when he was born on January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California. Richard was the second of five sons of Francis Anthony Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon. In his early life he had hardships of his brothers deaths Harold and Arthur. In 1922, Nixon’s family moved near his aunt’s relatives in Whittier, California because their ranch had failed. To make financial problems lift, Frank open a combination grocery store and gas station in which Richard and his brothers all worked in.

In September of 1930, Richard enrolled in Whittier College. Though he was in college, he also went and helped at his family’s store. For Nixon in May 1934, things had gotten a whole lot better. Nixon won a scholarship to attend Duke University's law school and later became a member of the law review and the president of the Student Bar Association. Finally, Nixon graduated Duke University in 1937. After graduation, he returned to Whittier to join the law firm Wingert and Bewley. Lucky for Richard, he met Pat,...

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