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Richard Milhous Nixon. By. Gina Song Research from World Book Encyclopedia. His Birth and Death. Mr. Nixon was born in 1913 and died in 1994. When did he become president?. Richard Nixon became president on 1968. When did he leave the presidency?.
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Richard Milhous Nixon By. Gina Song Research from World Book Encyclopedia
His Birth and Death • Mr. Nixon was born in 1913 and died in 1994.
When did he become president? • Richard Nixon became president on 1968
When did he leave the presidency? • He left the presidency on August 9 , 1974.
When he got defeated In 1968 Richard Nixon was defeated when he ran for governor of California.
After the loss • After the loss he held what he called his last press conference.
What Nixon won • In 1972 , Nixon won a second term in a landslide victory over Democratic Senator George S. McGovern of South Dakota.
What happened before Nixon became vice president • John C. was 36 when he became vice president under James Buchanan in 1857.Vefore Nixon was elected vice president , he was elected twice to the U.S. House of Representative and once to the U.S. Senate .
What his friends knew about him • His friends knew he was a painfully sensitive man. Nixon felt especial hurt by what he considered unfair criticism.