From Youth To The Oval Office: A Look At 24 U.S. Presidents And Their Early Years

Richard Nixon

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Born on January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California, Richard Nixon was the second oldest of five sons in his family. His early life was marked by tragedy, losing two of his brothers to illness—one in 1925 and the other in 1933. Nixon pursued higher education, graduating from Whittier College and Duke University School of Law. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he entered politics, eventually becoming Vice President under Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950s. Nixon ascended to the presidency in 1969, but his tenure was marred by the Watergate scandal of 1972. Two years later, he became the only U.S. President to resign from office, a decision that forever shaped his legacy.