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  1. Nixon imposed wage and price controls for 90 days, began the war on cancer, and presided over the Apollo 11 Moon landing, which signaled the end of the Space Race. He was re-elected in 1972, when he defeated George McGovern in one of the largest landslide victories in American history.

  2. Nov 9, 2009 · Richard Nixon was a U.S. congressman, senator, vice president and president, before the Watgergate scandal led to his resignation from the Oval Office in 1974.

  3. May 29, 2018 · Nixon, Richard Milhous (b. 9 January 1913 in Yorba Linda, California; d. 22 April 1994 in New York City), thirty-seventh president of the United States (20 January 1969 to 9 August 1974) and one of the dominant figures of the post-World War II era. Because of the Watergate scandal, Nixon became the only president ever forced to resign his office.

  4. www.history.navy.mil › bios-n › nixon-richardNixon, Richard M. - NHHC

    Apr 22, 1994 · When he was released from active duty on 10 March 1946. He was promoted to Commander in the Naval Reserve on 1 June 1953. While on active duty besides the Letter of Commendation, Nixon earned the...

  5. During World War Two, Nixon served with the US Navy in the Pacific. Nixon was elected to Congress in 1946 and in 1950 he won a seat in the Senate, representing California.

  6. During World War II, Nixon served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific. On leaving the service, he was elected to Congress from his California district. In 1950, he won a Senate seat. Two years later, General Eisenhower selected Nixon, age 39, as his vice-presidential running mate.

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  8. In 1948, as a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), he took the lead in investigating charges against former State Department official Alger Hiss of spying for the Soviet Union before and during World War II.

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