Richard Milhous Nixon Biography and Timeline

Birth of Richard Milhous Nixon

Birth of Richard Milhous Nixon, 25 miles south of Los Angeles in a 2 story farmhouse

Education

Majors in history, finishing 2nd, from Whittier College. Graduates from a Quaker Institution where Nixon gains debating skills

San Francisco Bar

Sworn in as Member of San Francisco Bar

Education

Graduates from Duke University, in law, 3rd in class

Congress of Nixon

First lected to Congress, eightieth

Inauguration

1st sworn in as member of Congress, 18th Congress

Role range: 1947-1951

House of Representatives

First elected Republican member of the US House of Representatives

Role range: 1947-1951

Communism

Congress passes the McCarran-Nixon act for registration of Communist organisations

Role range: 1945-1953 – 1947-1951

Legislation

Congress passes the McCarran-Nixon act for registration of Communist organisations

Role range: 1945-1953 – 1947-1951

McCarran-Nixon Act

Congress passes the McCarran-Nixon act for registration of Communist organisations

Role range: 1945-1953 – 1947-1951

Senator

First elected member of the US Senate, ahead of Helen Douglas

Role range: 1945-1953 – 1951-1953

Vice Presidency

Receives the Vice Presidential Nomination

Role range: 1945-1953 – 1951-1953

Checkers Speech

The New York Post claims Nixon is supported by an illegal slush fund

Role range: 1945-1953 – 1951-1953

Checkers Speech

Successfully denies a fund raising scandal on TV. First to successfully use TV during a Presidential election. During the election Nixon makes his Checkers Speech denying a secret slush fund

Role range: 1945-1953 – 1951-1953

Election

First to successfully use TV during a Presidential election. During the election Nixon makes his Checkers Speech denying a secret slush fund

Role range: 1945-1953 – 1951-1953

Vice Presidency

Appointed Vice President of the USA

Role range: 1945-1953 – 1951-1953

Vice Presidency

Inaugurated Vice President of USA, only 40 the 2nd youngest in American history

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Government

Appointed Chairman of the President's committee on Government Contracts

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Vice Presidency

Winner of the Vice Presidency as running mate of Dwight Eisenhower. Appointed Vice President of the USA

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Government

Says that "Acheson policy was directly responsible for the loss of China.."

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Government

Eisenhower has an ileitis attack & Nixon continues with Presidential responsibilities

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Visit to Brazil for its Presidential inauguration

Visits Brazil for its Presidential inauguration

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Vice Presidency

Announces candidacy for 2nd term as Vice President

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Government

30 June-11 July, Nixon pays a good will trip to Asia

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Vice Presidency

Renominated for a 2nd term as Vice President

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Vice Presidency

Re-elected for a 2nd term as Vice President

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Government

"Colonialism...brought the great ideas which provided the great ideas for progress"

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Chairman of the Cabinet Committee

Appointed Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on price stability for economic growth

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Government

July 22-August 5, visits the Soviet Union & Poland

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Government

Opens the American National exhibition in Moscow & has a televised "Kitchen Debate". Debates capitalism on TV with Khrushchev in a model kitchen in the US exhibition

Role range: 1953-1961 – 1953-1961

Presidential Election Defeat

Defeated by John F Kennedy in the Presidential elections

Role range: 1953-1961

Campaign Position on Castro

Nixon argues for firm action against Castro during the presidential campaign.

Role range: 1960-1962 – 1953-1961

Hard-Line Cuba Campaign Position

Nixon campaigns on a hard line toward Castro during the presidential election.

Role range: 1960-1962 – 1953-1961

Election

Defeated in the elections to become the Governor of California

Government

Nominated to stand for Presidential office by the Republican Party

Government

Will restore the National Security Council to its preeminent role in national security

Government

Appointed President of the USA, 37th President, 1st term

Role range: 1968-1975

Vice Presidency

Defeats Vice President Hubert Humphrey & Governor George Wallace

Role range: 1968-1975

Withdrawal Negotiations at Washington

Withdraws from Vietnam without "defeat" by improving relations with China & Russia

Role range: 1960-1975

Peace

A message is sent to Hanoi indicating an interest in a peace settlement

Role range: 1960-1975