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Francis Anthony "Frank" Nixon

Dec 3, 1878

Francis Anthony "Frank" Nixon (December 3, 1878 – September 4, 1956) was an American businessman and the father of U.S. President Richard Nixon.

Hannah Milhous Nixon

Mar 7, 1885

Hannah Milhous Nixon (March 7, 1885 – September 30, 1967) was the mother of President Richard Nixon. She was born near Butlerville, Indiana, the daughter of Almira Park (née Burdg), who was from Columbiana County, Ohio.

RICHARD NIXON

Jan 9, 1913

Richard Nixon is born in Yorba Linda, California, to Frank and Hannah Milhous Nixon. He is the second of five brothers.

NIXON FAMILY MOVES

Jan 1, 1922

Frank and Hannah Nixon sell their house and citrus grove in Yorba Linda and move their family to nearby Whittier. There they open a gas station and a grocery store.

RICHARD NIXON BROTHER DIED

Aug 10, 1925

Richard’s younger brother, Arthur Burdg Nixon, dies suddenly from tuberculosis.

RICHARD GOES TO COLLEGE.

Jan 1, 1930

Nixon attends Whittier College in Whittier, California.

RICHARD GOES TO NEW COLLEGE

Jan 1, 1934

Nixon attends Duke University Law School in Durham, North Carolina.

RICHARD IS ADMITTED TO CALIFORNIA BAR.

Nov 9, 1937

Richard Nixon is admitted to the California Bar. Soon thereafter, he joins the law firm of Wingert and Bewley in Whittier, California. After a little over a year, he becomes a full partner.

RICHARD GETS MARRIED

Jun 21, 1940

Nixon marries Thelma Catherine (“Pat”) Ryan in Riverside, California.

NIXON MOVES TO WASHINGTON D.C.

Jan 9, 1942

Nixon moves to Washington, D.C., to join the Office of Price Administration, the federal agency charged with regulating wartime prices and overseeing rationing.

NIXON ACCEPTS A COMMISSION IN THE U.S. NAVY.

Jan 1, 1943

While working for the Office of Price Administration in Washington, D.C, Nixon applies for and accepts a commission in the U.S. Navy. After a brief assignment at the Naval Air Base in Ottumwa, Iowa.In January 1945, Nixon is transferred stateside to work on Navy contracts.

NIXION IN THE COMMITTEE

Jan 1, 1945

The Committee of 100, a group of local Republicans who hope to unseat ten-year incumbent Jerry Voorhis, selects Nixon as their candidate.

RICHARD NIXON HAS A BABY WITH HIS WIFE

Feb 21, 1946

Daughter Patricia “Tricia” Nixon is born.

NIXON LEAVES NAVY

Mar 10, 1946

Nixon is discharged from the U.S. Naval Reserve. He leaves the military as a lieutenant commander.

NIXON SERVES AS A REPRESENTATIVE

Jan 3, 1947

Nixon serves as the Representative for the Twelfth Congressional District of California.

RICHARD NIXON AND HIS WIFE HAVE ANOTHER BABY GIRL.

Jul 5, 1948

Daughter Julie Nixon is born.

MEMBER IN A HOUSE

Aug 5, 1948

While a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee, Nixon investigates accusations that Alger Hiss, a young Harvard educated lawyer who worked in the State Department, was a member of the communist party while employed by the federal government.

NIXON

Nov 7, 1950

Capitalizing in part on his new popularity, Nixon campaigns and wins against another incumbent, Helen Gahagan Douglas, the wife of actor Melvyn Douglas.

RHICHARD NIXON PURCHASE

Sep 13, 1952

Amid allegations that he misused campaign funds, Nixon and his supporters purchase a television spot to defend his nomination as the Republican party’s Vice Presidential candidate.

nixon is vice president

Nov 4, 1952

Nixon is elected Vice President of the United States to President Dwight Eisenhower.

relected

Nov 6, 1956

Nixon is re-elected Vice President of the United States to President Dwight Eisenhower.

NIXON FACES RIOTS

Apr 27, 1958

In Latin America, Nixon faces anti-American riots in Lima, Peru, on May 8 and in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 13.

USSR

Jul 22, 1959

Nixon makes a trip to the U.S.S.R.

NEW YORK

Jan 1, 1963

Nixon practices law in New York City.

U.S. PRESIDENT

Nov 5, 1968

Nixon is elected thirty-seventh President of the United States.

JULIE GETS MARRIED

Dec 22, 1968

Nixon’s daughter Julie marries Dwight David Eisenhower II, grandson of former president Dwight Eisenhower

OIL RIG LEAKS

Jan 28, 1969

An accident on a Union Oil Company rig off the coast of Santa Barbara leaks more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean

SECRET BOMBING

Mar 17, 1969

Nixon orders secret bombings of Cambodia to destroy North Vietnamese supply routes and base camps, commencing with "Operation Breakfast."

LEAVES HIS OFFICE

Aug 9, 1974

Nixon leaves office. At 10:00 A.M., he boards a helicopter on the South Grounds of the White House and flies to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. From there, Nixon flies to El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in California aboard the Spirit of 76.

BOOKS

Jan 1, 1983

Nixon publishes his fifth book, Real Peace: A Strategy for the West.

BOOKS

Apr 14, 1985

Nixon publishes his sixth book, No More Vietnams.

SEIZE

Jan 15, 1992

Nixon publishes his ninth book, Seize the Moment: America“s Challenge in a One Party World.

PAT DIES

Jun 22, 1993

Thelma “Pat” Ryan Nixon dies at home in Park Ridge, New Jersey

NIXON DIES AND GETS HIS LAST BOOK PUBLISHED

Apr 22, 1994

Nixon dies in New York City. May 10, 1994 Nixon publishes his tenth and final book, Beyond Peace, which examines the foreign policy challenges of the new post-Cold War world.