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Richard Nixon Born: January 9, 1913, Yorba Linda, CA Died: April 22, 1994, New York City, NY

Richard Nixon was a Republican. He was in office for almost two terms from January 20th, 1969 to August 9th, 1974. Some important things and accomplishments during his presidency were that he ended the draft and made it an All volunteer military force, he was a huge part in making the voting age extended to 18,19 ad 20 year olds. This was the 26th amendment and he also signed the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. Which ended our involvement in the Vietnam war. One scandal that he is particularly known for is Water gate and it was when there was a burglary. A number of burglars were arrested inside the office of the Democratic National Committee. These people were connected to Nixons reelection campaign. They were caught trying to wiretap phones and steal secret documents. They weren't sure if Nixon was involved but he ended up trying to cover it up by paying people with "hush money", destroying evidence, and firing uncooperative workers. He was going to be impeached but then resigned. Things you might not know are that he ran for president in 1960 against JFK and only lost by 113,000 votes which was the closest election in history, helped prevent gender bias a College and Universities which also opened the door for women collegiate sports. He also had two daughters named Tricia and Julie and a wife named Pat. He died of a stroke.

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