Yo Yo Yo welcome to my blog! Have you ever had to do a research paper on someone and you just didn’t know how to start or where to get your information? Hmm yea me too. Well since I am such a generous soul I’m going to help you out. Let us talk about one of the most famous people in the world. He happened to be an attorney, a politician and the president of the United States. Whose our guy? Richard Milhous Nixon. On January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California was born a baby boy to lady Hannah Milhous and Sir Francis Anthony Nixon. His mother, a Quaker, and his dad a Methodist raised Nixon in a very well manner which made him have a mixed personality. Nixon was a well drove determined young man full of ambition. As a young man at the age of ten he was already working! Can you believe that? Psh me neither. He was working part time as a bean picker. Then later in his teen years he worked as a handyman in a packing house, janitor for a swimming pool and barker at an amusement park (world book online).
So how about we learn about his education since we all know that is very important.
Richard went to Whittier high school and college studying his favorite subjects (history and civics). During his school years his special talents was debate. For every win he was awarded with many awards and became the president of the student body. “I believe he will become one of America’s important, if not great leaders” Walter F. Dexter (world book online). Nixon won a Scholarship to Duke Law School in 1934 and graduated 3rd in his class in the year of 1937. But did he have any offers after graduation? Many may think since you are one of the highest ranking people in your class that you might but Nixon did not have any offers. So instead he practiced more on his debate between 1937-1942 (mid continent library). During the years of practicing and hard work he settled down and married Thelma Catherine Patricia. Later on in his life, Richard tried to be apart of the FBI (federal burial of investigation) and a law firm in New York City but was not successful. So he journeyed home and joined Whittier law firm, in which he became partner (world book online). At age 26 Nixon was the youngest member of the Whittier college board of trustees. In the year of 1942 the month of January during World War 2 Richard left Whittier and took a job in the tire rationing section of the office of Price Administration in Washington D.C. 8 months later he joined the Navy as an ensign (world book online). He served in a naval air transport unit in the pacific and was promoted to lieutenant commander before the war ended in 1945. After serving time in the military as lieutenant, Richard Milhous Nixon went to the political party. “Friends knew Nixon as a painfully sensitive man, but in politics he won fame as a tough, forceful, campaigner. He loved a good fight and had fierce determination to succeed” (world book online). Being a politician wasn’t the easiest job to have. Especially when you are enduring lots and lots of controversy. What could you compare this too? Hmm let’s see. According to student resource gold politics is an active political career that resembles a roller coaster ride. Do you agree? What comes after politics, can we say oval office? Nixon had become president. I know it might seem like an easy jump from Republican Party in politics to the oval office as president but its not all fun and games. It took a long and hard ride to get there. Let me tell you how it all happened. Nixon served as vice president under the wings of Dwight Eisenhower in the year of 1953. His campaign failed against John F. Kennedy years later. This was a huge deal. This was a lost bid for public office failing and not getting governors seat. Suddenly he felt as if he couldn’t go any longer so he went back to law. Just when you think the worse part of this roller coaster ride is over it’s really about to begin. When the U.S political shifted in the late 1960 he saw another opportunity and prepared for the presidents campaign. Richard won several primary elections and became the republic candidate for president. He was elected president in 1968. Nixon’s goals as president were to reduce racial divisions in the U.S and decrease nations’ high inflation rate. He placed controls on wages and prices to slow down the process but according to the student resource gold that didn’t help that much and barely stopped anything. But one thing he did stop was the military draft. Richard created an all volunteer system for U.S armed services (world book online). Nixon also established détente with the Soviet Union, reopened the relations with china. Many of his accomplishments may have been overshadowed by some of his wrong doings such as his downfall by trying to cover up white house aides and other involvement with the Watergate burglary, but no matter what the problem or the cause he still is one of the most important and famous people of all time in the United States of America. He may be dead and gone but will always remain in the life of our American history the one and only, Richard Milhous Nixon.
So how about we learn about his education since we all know that is very important.
Richard went to Whittier high school and college studying his favorite subjects (history and civics). During his school years his special talents was debate. For every win he was awarded with many awards and became the president of the student body. “I believe he will become one of America’s important, if not great leaders” Walter F. Dexter (world book online). Nixon won a Scholarship to Duke Law School in 1934 and graduated 3rd in his class in the year of 1937. But did he have any offers after graduation? Many may think since you are one of the highest ranking people in your class that you might but Nixon did not have any offers. So instead he practiced more on his debate between 1937-1942 (mid continent library). During the years of practicing and hard work he settled down and married Thelma Catherine Patricia. Later on in his life, Richard tried to be apart of the FBI (federal burial of investigation) and a law firm in New York City but was not successful. So he journeyed home and joined Whittier law firm, in which he became partner (world book online). At age 26 Nixon was the youngest member of the Whittier college board of trustees. In the year of 1942 the month of January during World War 2 Richard left Whittier and took a job in the tire rationing section of the office of Price Administration in Washington D.C. 8 months later he joined the Navy as an ensign (world book online). He served in a naval air transport unit in the pacific and was promoted to lieutenant commander before the war ended in 1945. After serving time in the military as lieutenant, Richard Milhous Nixon went to the political party. “Friends knew Nixon as a painfully sensitive man, but in politics he won fame as a tough, forceful, campaigner. He loved a good fight and had fierce determination to succeed” (world book online). Being a politician wasn’t the easiest job to have. Especially when you are enduring lots and lots of controversy. What could you compare this too? Hmm let’s see. According to student resource gold politics is an active political career that resembles a roller coaster ride. Do you agree? What comes after politics, can we say oval office? Nixon had become president. I know it might seem like an easy jump from Republican Party in politics to the oval office as president but its not all fun and games. It took a long and hard ride to get there. Let me tell you how it all happened. Nixon served as vice president under the wings of Dwight Eisenhower in the year of 1953. His campaign failed against John F. Kennedy years later. This was a huge deal. This was a lost bid for public office failing and not getting governors seat. Suddenly he felt as if he couldn’t go any longer so he went back to law. Just when you think the worse part of this roller coaster ride is over it’s really about to begin. When the U.S political shifted in the late 1960 he saw another opportunity and prepared for the presidents campaign. Richard won several primary elections and became the republic candidate for president. He was elected president in 1968. Nixon’s goals as president were to reduce racial divisions in the U.S and decrease nations’ high inflation rate. He placed controls on wages and prices to slow down the process but according to the student resource gold that didn’t help that much and barely stopped anything. But one thing he did stop was the military draft. Richard created an all volunteer system for U.S armed services (world book online). Nixon also established détente with the Soviet Union, reopened the relations with china. Many of his accomplishments may have been overshadowed by some of his wrong doings such as his downfall by trying to cover up white house aides and other involvement with the Watergate burglary, but no matter what the problem or the cause he still is one of the most important and famous people of all time in the United States of America. He may be dead and gone but will always remain in the life of our American history the one and only, Richard Milhous Nixon.
