Most of the system was finally abolished in April 1974, 17 months after Nixon's triumphant reelection victory over George McGovern -- and four months before Nixon resigned as president.

He was reelected alongside Eisenhower in 1956. Nixon ran for president in 1960, facing off and ultimately losing to Democrat John F. Kennedy. After Nixon left the vice presidency in 1961 ...

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Egil Krogh, an aide who followed the president that night, remarked how “intense” Nixon was. “He was trying to empathize with them the best he could.” Even after two decades of politics ...

He also served the shortest term of any president in the last century — holding office for just two years and five months after Nixon resigned from the presidency in the summer of 1974.

Announcer: And so began the year for Richard Nixon. 1969 In Review continues after this message. The year 1969 was certainly not a dull one for the new President. Nixon faced his first real ...

After Nixon takes the oath from Chief Justice Earl ... under way up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. Nixon, Vice President Agnew and their families will watch from a heated presidential ...

and Kennedy invited Pat and Richard Nixon to his wedding with Jacqueline Bouvier. Secret Service members remember the vice president crying when “poor brave Jack” was near death after a risky ...

The president-elect has collected a reported ... only presidents to rake in money for inaugurations. Twelve years after Nixon's $4 million ceremony, Ronald Reagan set a record with a $20 million ...