Learn about the life and career of Richard M. Nixon, the 37th U.S. president who resigned in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal. Explore his achievements, controversies, and legacy in foreign and domestic policy.

Richard Nixon was a Republican congressman who served as vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Nixon ran for president in 1960 but lost to charismatic Massachusetts Senator John...

From his election to Congress in 1946 to his final days as an elder Statesman, Richard Nixon’s experience on the national political stage spans almost fifty years and includes countless interactions with other leaders. Hear President Nixon’s candid thoughts from his...

The 1972 break-in at the Democratic Headquarters in Washington, DC resulted in the resignation of President Nixon in 1974. This guide describes unique resources related to the Watergate scandal available for research in the Library’s Manuscript Division.

A lawyer and member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D....

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Once again, this country has the opportunity to recapture the glory that was America by reelecting Richard M. Nixon to the White House in 1980. An early announcement is necessary. Nixon must...

Richard Helms, the CIA director Nixon enlisted to obstruct the Watergate investigation. He would later be convicted of misleading Congress about the CIA’s role in the downfall of socialist ...

One morning in the fall of 1971, President Richard Nixon set out to fire J. Edgar Hoover, the director of the F.B.I., who had ruled over the agency like a potentate since 1924. The two men were...