Richard Milhous Nixon came from a family with a strong heritage. ... His grandfather, George Nixon, died in the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil war. Richards father, Frank Nixon, was born in Ohio. ... Richards mother, Hannah Milhous, was born in Indiana, but her family moved and she grew up in Whittier, California, where she met Frank Nixon. ... Then, on January 9, 1913, Richard Milhous Nixon was born in that very house. ...
The Nixon family lived on the edge of poverty. ... Times had gotten better for the Nixon family. ...
Richard was always a serious child. ... Due to the economic depression that was over the country, Nixon didnt have enough money to pay for the rest of the immense cost to go to Harvard. ... But that was also a year of personal triumph for Richard when he was elected president of the student body. In 1934, Richard graduated from Whittier College, second in his class. ...
In 1936, Nixon was elected president of the Duke Student Bar Association.
In 1937, Nixon graduated with honors, third in his class. ... Nixon married Ryan on June 21, 1940.
In 1941, Nixon was offered a government job with the OPA. ... In 1942, during WWII Nixon applied for sea duty with the U. ... Richard went to sea.
Two years later, in 1944, Nixon came back to the U. ... Nixon was released from the Navy, and he and Pat lived a normal life. ... Then, to add to his joy, Nixon was asked to be a candidate for congress on the Republican ticket. ... Nixon won the Republican primaries, won the general election, and won a seat on congress. ... This meant that Nixon could play a major role in congress. Nixon was sworn into Congress on January 3, 1947. ... It was through this committee that Nixon met John F. ... Kennedy and Nixon both had different ideas, but they respected each others opinions. Nixon was also assigned to the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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