Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A politician, lawyer and member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His five years in the White House saw reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détentewith the Soviet Unionand China, the Apollo 11 Moon landings, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Nixon’s second term ended early when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal.
Richard NixonPresidential portrait of Richard Nixon

Oval Office portrait
37th President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974
Vice President
  • Spiro Agnew
    (1969–Oct. 1973)
  • None
    (Oct–Dec. 1973)
  • Gerald Ford
    (Dec. 1973–1974)