- Was an adviser to President Bill Clinton, early in Clinton's term, on the views of Russia. He was also received as a guest in the Clinton White House. This marked the first time that any post-Watergate President had allowed the disgraced former Commander-In-Chief to visit the White House, as well as serve as an advisor.
- Was in Dallas on November 22, 1963, the day that John F. Kennedy was shot.
- When he was three years old, he fell out of a horse-drawn carriage in which he was riding with his mother and brother, and one of the wheels ran over his head. Despite a deep wound, he got up and ran after the buggy as his mother urged it to stop. The accident left him with a visible scar, which is why for the rest of his life he combed his hair straight back rather than parting it on the side.
- After Watergate, bumper stickers were produced with the slogan, "Don't blame me. I'm from Massachusetts." It is a reference to the only state that his opponent George McGovern carried in the 1972 election.
- Two daughters, Tricia Nixon and Julie Nixon. Julie married David Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, under whom Nixon served as Vice-President.
- During his campaign for President in 1960, he and John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, engaged in the first-ever televised Presidential debates. Kennedy, with his youthful enthusiasm and good looks, appeared more comfortable, while Nixon, who was definitely the more qualified of the two, looked stiff and nervous. Experts say this was the key factor that got Kennedy elected.
- His predecessor, Lyndon B. Johnson, died two days after Nixon's second inauguration, leaving him the only living US president.
- Related by blood to three other U.S Presidents: Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Pierce, and George W. Bush.
- Only U.S. president to resign from office.
- The last former American president to die in the 20th century.
- The only U.S. President to be born in California.
- Hours before his sudden stroke (which caused his death), Nixon sent a letter of best wishes along with a book to a friend of someone who had suffered a stroke. The letter explained his heartfelt concern, and he hoped that the book, which discusses the stroke that Pat Nixon suffered in the 1970s, would be of some aid. A copy of the letter he wrote is on display at his "study exhibit" at the Nixon Library.
- Ordered Rolling Stone journalist Hunter S. Thompson banned from the White House.
- Was the second Quaker (that is, Society of Friends) who served as President of the United States, the first being President Herbert Hoover (1929-1933). His mother was descended from a long line of Quakers, the Milhouses.
- Has a park named after him in central Pennsylvania.
- Lived out his years in his Manhattan triplex at 810 Fifth Avenue, a building that had belonged to erstwhile political rival Nelson Rockefeller
- Once applied to be an FBI agent, but the quota for that year had been filled.
- In 1952, Nixon appeared on his first of 55 TIME magazine covers, a record still unbroken by any other single person (2008).
- Often played a grand piano to entertain his executive guests.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower was going to drop him as Vice President from his second Presidential ticket in favor of Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce, but then thought it might be reflected back as weakness on him and kept Nixon.
- Held a law office in La Habra, California (near his birth city), in his early days before congress. The building was a landmark at one time.
- First rose to political prominence as a U.S. Representative in 1948 when he was instrumental in bringing charges against Alger Hiss, an alleged Communist spy.
- His favorite movie was Patton (1970).
- Was an avid baseball fan. So much so, that he was once considered for the job of Commissioner of Baseball.
- Drew up a play that he thought would help the Washington Redskins beat the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VII in 1973. The plan backfired. The Redskins ended up losing 14-7, thus enabling the Dolphins to complete their perfect season in 1972 - to date, the only perfect (unbeaten and untied) season in NFL history.
- He had an infamous "List of Enemies" during the 1972 presidential election which included Paul Newman, Hugh Hefner, Gene Hackman, Burt Lancaster and even the somewhat conservative Steve McQueen as well as New York Jets quarterback, Joe Namath. He also had a list of seven "friends" including Billy Graham, Bob Hope, John Wayne, and Laraine Day. The list was compiled so entertainers who were unfriendly towards Nixon would not be invited to any special events at the White House.
- Jack Kirby has said that he based much of the Superman villain ''Darkseid'' on Nixon.
- (January 20, 1969 - August 9, 1974) 37th President of the United States of America.
- In his 1972 bid for office, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins on record.
- The Nixon gravemarkers, which were made of a heavy, dark marble, are said to be a gift from a local gravestone vendor, who personally delivered them to the Nixon Library in his pick-up truck.
- As Vice-President, he once toured a model home with former Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and got into a heated argument with the premier over U.S.-Soviet relations. At one point, Nixon pointed a finger in Khruschev's face and said, 'You don't know everything!'.
- In 1973, his likeness appeared on a 4 cent postage label issued by the (now defunct) Independent Postal System of America.
- Before its premiere, he was given a private screening of 1776 (1972). He objected to the musical number "Cool Considerate Men," so the number was cut from the theatrical release. The song was restored on the laserdisc version as well as the Director's Cut DVD.
- Is one of only two men to appear on a major party's presidential ticket five times: the other is Franklin D. Roosevelt, who after an unsuccessful campaign as the Democratic nominee for vice president in 1920, won four successive presidential campaigns in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944. Republican stalwart Nixon won the vice presidency twice as Dwight D. Eisenhower's running-mate in 1952 and 1956, but lost to John F. Kennedy in his first bid for the presidency in 1960. Nixon subsequently won two terms as president, in 1968 and 1972.
- Nixon's funeral was attended by 5 US Presidents and their First Ladies: Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton), George Bush (& Barbara Bush), Ronald Reagan (& Nancy Reagan), Jimmy Carter (& Rosalynn Carter), Gerald Ford (& Betty Ford), (April 27, 1994).
- In 1975, after receiving a $2 million advance for his memoirs, British TV personality David Frost, offered him between $600,000 and $1 million for a series of 4 interviews.
- Was U.S. Vice President from 1953-1961.
- Graduated from Whittier College and Duke University Law School.
- Graduated from Fullerton High School.
- Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon are buried alongside one another between the Rose Garden and his birth home at the Nixon Libary. Funerals for both were held on the Library grounds.
- Died on Vladimir Lenin's birthday.
- Ran for governor of California in 1962 and lost to Edmund G. Brown("Pat"). It was after this political defeat that he uttered his famous quote, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore....." Interestingly enough, six years later, he was elected President of the United States.
- The nickname of the Nixon Library is "Crook Hall".
- During his presidential tenure, the first White House worship to be conducted by a Jewish rabbi was celebrated (June 1969).
- First US vice-president to appear on the postage stamp of a foreign country when in 1958 he featured on Ecuador's 2-sucre stamp with flags of the US and Ecuador.
- While playing poker in the Navy, he once bluffed a lieutenant commander out of $1500 with only a pair of deuces.
- Nixon journeyed to the Soviet Union in 1986 and on his return sent President Reagan a lengthy memorandum containing foreign policy suggestions and his personal impressions of Mikhail Gorbachev. Following this trip, Nixon was ranked in a Gallup poll as one of the ten most admired men in the world.
- Besides the piano, which he learned to play as a boy for church services, reportedly Nixon could also play the saxophone, clarinet, accordion, and violin.
- Stevie Wonder wrote two songs criticizing him - "He's Misstra Know-It-All" and "You Haven't Done Nothin'".
- Last NY Journal American Tournament of Orators held at the old Carnegie Hall in 1956 was attended by the Vice President
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