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Richard Nixon Exam with Answers2024/2025
Who was Richard Nixon Answer: Richard Nixon was the 37th U.S. president and the only
commander-in-chief to resign from his position, after the 1970s Watergate scandal
Who did Nixon serve under Answer: Richard Nixon was a Republican congressman who served as
vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Richard Nixon's fervent anti-Communist reputation earned him the notice of Dwight D. Eisenhower and
the Republican Party, who believed he could draw valuable support in the West.
Who did Nixon lose against Answer: Nixon ran for president in 1960 but lost to charismatic
Massachusetts senator John F. Kennedy.
Resignation Answer: In 1974, he resigned rather than be impeached for covering up illegal activities
of party members in the Watergate affair.
college Answer: Instead of Harvard, Nixon attended local Whittier College, a Quaker institution,
where he earned a reputation as a formidable debater, a standout in college drama productions and a
successful athlete
Nixon's campaign Answer: Nixon's campaign stayed above the fray, portraying him as a figure of
stability and appealing to what he referred to as the "silent majority" of social conservatives who were
the steady foundation of the American public
Domestic Policy Segregation Answer: He offered a practical solution he called "New Federalism":
locally controlled desegregation. Nixon administration established biracial committees to plan and
implement school desegregation.
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