Richard Tools Usa' title='Richard Tools Usa' />Richard Kimbers Political Science Resources a collection of links to the politics and government of the UK and the USA. Everything you need to know to keep your VW Bus Type 2 196879 running its best. Richard Nixon Wikipedia. Richard Nixon. 37th President of the United States. In office. January 2. August 9, 1. 97. 4Vice President. Spiro Agnew1. 96. NoneOctDec. 1. 97. Gerald Ford 1. 97. Preceded by. Lyndon B. Writer and collector exhibits collection, with photographs, reference material, essays and pen fiction. Also offers penrelated desktop wallpapers and an email. Barrett Values Centre provides powerful metrics to support leaders in building valuesdriven organizations and valuesdriven societies. Manufacturer and distributor of professional hand tools and personnel protective equipment. Distributor locator, multilanguage options, careers and contacts are. Johnson. Succeeded by. Gerald Ford. 36th Vice President of the United States. In office. January 2. Richard Tools Usa' title='Richard Tools Usa' />January 2. President. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Preceded by. Alben W. Barkley. Succeeded by. Lyndon B. Johnson. United States Senatorfrom California. In office. December 1, 1. January 1, 1. 95. Preceded by. Sheridan Downey. Succeeded by. Thomas Kuchel. Member of the U. S. House of Representativesfrom Californias 1. In office. January 3, 1. November 3. 0, 1. Preceded by. Jerry Voorhis. Succeeded by. Patrick J. Hillings. Personal details. Born. Richard Milhous Nixon1. January 9, 1. 91. Yorba Linda, California, U. S. Died. April 2. Manhattan, New York, U. S. Cause of death. Stroke and cerebral edema. Resting place. Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Yorba Linda, California, U. S. Political party. Republican. SpousesPat Ryan m. Children. Patricia Tricia and Julie. Parents. Frank Nixon. Hannah Milhous Nixon. Alma mater. Whittier College. Duke University. Profession. Lawyer. Nickname. Dick. Signature. Military service. Allegiance United States. Servicebranch United States Navy. Reserve. Years of service. Rank. Commander. Battleswars. World War IIAwards. Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal 2Richard Milhous Nixon January 9, 1. April 2. 2, 1. 99. President of the United States from 1. U. S. president to do so. He had previously served as the 3. Vice President of the United States from 1. U. S. Representative and also Senator from California. Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California. After completing his undergraduate studies at Whittier College, he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1. California to practice law. He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1. He subsequently served on active duty in the U. S. Navy Reserve during World War II. Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1. Senate in 1. 95. 0. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti communist and elevated him to national prominence. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1. Nixon served for eight years as vice president, becoming the second youngest vice president in history at age 4. He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1. John F. Kennedy, and lost a race for Governor of California to Pat Brown in 1. In 1. 96. 8, he ran for the presidency again and was elected, defeating incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Nixon ended American involvement in the war in Vietnam in 1. American POWs home, and ended the military draft. Nixons visit to China in 1. Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year. His administration generally transferred power from Washington D. C. to the states. Itunes Says Disc Burner Software Not Found. He imposed wage and price controls for ninety days, enforced desegregation of Southern schools and established the Environmental Protection Agency. Nixon also presided over the Apollo 1. He was reelected in one of the largest electoral landslides in U. S. history in 1. 97. George Mc. Govern. In his second term, Nixon ordered an airlift to resupply Israeli losses in the Yom Kippur War, resulting in the restart of the Middle East peace process and an oil crisis at home. The Nixon administration supported a coup in Chile that ousted the government of Salvador Allende and propelled Augusto Pinochet to power. By late 1. 97. 3, the Watergate scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support. On August 9, 1. 97. After his resignation, he was issued a pardon by his successor, Gerald Ford. In 2. 0 years of retirement, Nixon wrote nine books and undertook many foreign trips, helping to rehabilitate his image into that of elder statesman. He suffered a debilitating stroke on April 1. Early life. Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1. Yorba Linda, California, in a house that was built by his father. His parents were Hannah Milhous Nixon and Francis A. Nixon. His mother was a Quaker, and his father converted from Methodism to the Quaker faith. Nixon was a descendant of the early American settler, Thomas Cornell, who was also an ancestor of Ezra Cornell, the founder of Cornell University, as well as of Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates. Nixons upbringing was marked by evangelical Quaker observances of the time, such as refraining from alcohol, dancing, and swearing. Nixon had four brothers Harold 1. Donald 1. 91. 48. Arthur 1. 91. 82. Edward born 1. 93. Four of the five Nixon boys were named after kings who had ruled in historical or legendary Britain Richard, for example, was named after Richard the Lionheart. Nixon second from right makes his newspaper debut in 1. Donald is to the left of his brother. Nixons early life was marked by hardship, and he later quoted a saying of Eisenhower to describe his boyhood We were poor, but the glory of it was we didnt know it. The Nixon family ranch failed in 1. Whittier, California. In an area with many Quakers, Frank Nixon opened a grocery store and gas station. Richards younger brother Arthur died in 1. At the age of twelve, a spot was found on Richards lung, and, with a family history of tuberculosis, he was forbidden to play sports. Eventually, the spot was found to be scar tissue from an early bout of pneumonia. Primary and secondary education. Young Richard attended East Whittier Elementary School, where he was president of his eighth grade class. His parents believed that attending Whittier High School had caused Richards older brother Harold to live a dissolute lifestyle before he fell ill of tuberculosis he died of the disease in 1. Richard to the larger Fullerton Union High School. He had to ride a school bus for an hour each way during his freshman year, and he received excellent grades. Later, he lived with an aunt in Fullerton during the week. He played junior varsity football, and seldom missed a practice, even though he was rarely used in games. He had greater success as a debater, winning a number of championships and taking his only formal tutelage in public speaking from Fullertons Head of English, H. Fsx Cls Dc on this page. Lynn Sheller. Nixon later remembered Shellers words, Remember, speaking is conversation . Talk to them. Converse with them. Nixon stated that he tried to use the conversational tone as much as possible. At the start of his junior year beginning in September 1. Richards parents permitted him to transfer to Whittier High School. At Whittier High, Nixon suffered his first electoral defeat, for student body president. He often rose at 4 a. Los Angeles and purchase vegetables at the market. He then drove to the store to wash and display them, before going to school. Harold had been diagnosed with tuberculosis the previous year when their mother took him to Arizona in the hopes of improving his health, the demands on Richard increased, causing him to give up football. Nevertheless, Richard graduated from Whittier High third in his class of 2. Collegiate and law school education. Nixon was offered a tuition grant to attend Harvard University, but Harolds continued illness and the need for their mother to care for him meant Richard was needed at the store. He remained in his hometown and attended Whittier College, his expenses there covered by a bequest from his maternal grandfather. Richard Atwells VW Bus Pages. Have you just bought a bus Are you excited about going campingIts never too early to change those 3. YEARS OLD fuel lines BEFORE your big trip Maybe you think this fires are a rare ocurrence It happens all the time. You MUST carry a fire extinguisher at all times if not for you, for the poor VW you see on fire. Finally, DO NOT take the risk of driving your newly purchased bus home without changing the fuel lines first.