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President Nixon came into office January 20, 1969. Nixon was the 37th President and was from Yorba Linda, California.
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Nixon announces his new foreign policy doctrine in Guam that called for the United States to act within its national interest and keep all existing treaty commitments with its allies.
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Nixon gives his first major address on domestic policy, announcing plans for welfare reform and returning greater authority to state and local governments.
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Nixon signs the National Environmental Policy Act, later launching several environmental initiatives including the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, the Mammal Marine Protection Act, and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Nixon states peacefully and effectively ends school segregation, leading Daniel Patrick Moynihan to say: “There has been more change in the structure of American public school education in the past month than in the past 100 years.”
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Nixon shows a joint announcement is issued in Washington and Moscow confirming that President Nixon would visit the Soviet Union three months after returning from China.
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Nixon is re-elected with largest mandate in American history, winning 49 out 50 states, and nearly 61 percent of the popular vote.
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POWs return home from Vietnam.
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President and Mrs. Nixon host the POWs at the White House. This was the largest dinner ever held at the Executive Mansion.
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Nixon provides massive American military aid to Israel during the Yom Kippur War, ensuring its survival.
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Nixon initiates the Middle East Peace process through “Shuttle Diplomacy.”
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Nixon returns to Moscow for Summit III
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Nixon announces decision to resign as President of the United States. Gerald Ford assumed the presidency, telling Americans, "Our long national nightmare is over." President Ford pardoned Nixon of all crimes associated with the Watergate scandal. Nixon didn't want to accept the pardon because it implied guilt. His friends thought that it would be hard to get a fair trial.
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Nixon says bye to the White House Staff and returns to his home San Clemente.
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After resigning Nixon became broken and didn´t know what to do with his life. He also suffered physically and went through surgery. He hit one of the lowest points in his life. He tried to find ways to recover financially.
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He tapes the Nixon-Frost interviews. Over 45 Million poeple watching, it became the most ever watched political interview in history. People see him a crook.
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He wrote his memoirs and released them which sold for more than $2 million. He became a best seller. The Nixon's sold their properties in Florida to help repay Nixon's debts. He also made a public speech in a small town in Kentucky.
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The Nixon's move to New York and they become involved in activity and later they moved to New Jersey and Nixon became on the national scene again. He gave advice to anybody who would listen. Republicans were still wary of the public's reaction to Nixon but were interested in his opinions about foreign affairs.
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Nixon dies in Manhattan, New York City. President Clinton talks about him in the funeral. There were thousands of people at the funeral. http://nixonfoundation.org/timeline.php
http://millercenter.org/president/biography/nixon-impact-and-legacy
http://millercenter.org/president/biography/nixon-life-after-the-presidency
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The tapes shape Nixon's impact and it ended his presidency by proof of the Watergate cover up. It made the generation skeptical about political leaders and provide evidence today of the calculation behind the most important decisions of his presidency. His presidency was a lesson between image and reality and each generation must learn.
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He is most of the time the object of mockery and hate such as in animated shows like the Simpsons or films such as the Watchmen. Americans use the suffix "gate" for public scandals subsequent to Watergate. Nixon is talked about more than the other presidents because he was insecure and petty and it amuses people. A successful politician wouldn't express opinions contrary to the official party line.
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