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Richard Nixon (1913)close
Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th President of the United States (1969-74) was born in Yorba Linda, California. Prior to serving as President, he was a US Senator from California, and Vice-President under Dwight Eisenhower. During his presidency he succeeded in ending the fighting in Viet Nam and improving relations with the USSR and China. However, his involvement in the Watergate scandal led to his resignation in 1974. He is the only President to have resigned.
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This page presents short biographies of more than 200 famous Americans drawn from our unit, "The 50 States." These personalities are arranged by theme.
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African Americans:
Artists:
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National "Characters":
| Phineas Taylor "P.T." Barnum | Clyde Barrow | John Wilkes Booth |
| Butch Cassidy | William "Buffalo Bill" Cody | Davy Crockett |
| Jesse James | Evel Knievel | Harland David "Colonel" Sanders |
| Jefferson R. "Soapy" Smith |
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