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Richard M. Nixon: President In American History
Richard M. Nixon was the 37th president of the United States of ‘murica. He is the only president in American History to resign from his position in office. He was part of the Watergate scandal but still made many great achievements in his life time. Nixon is certainly a president that will forever be in American History. Richard M. Nixon was born on January 9, 1913. He was born on his parent’s lemon ranch in Yoruba Linda, California. He was the second oldest of his four brothers Harold, Edward, Arthur, and Donald. Due to money complications his family moved to Whittier, California where he spent the rest of his childhood. Historians believe that Nixon had a drive to succeed because he had an abusive father and controlling mother. Nixon
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