Nixon attended public school in Whittier, California, and went to Whittier College- where he majored in History. He then won a scholarship to Duke University Law School, and received his degree in 1937.

Nixon met his future wife, Thelma, at a law firm that he joined. They Married 3 years later in 1940 and had two daughters- Patricia born in 1946, and Julie born in 1948.

Early when WWII started, Nixon worked for 6 months in the office of Emergency Management, where he said he was "disillusioned with bureaucracy."

He then joined the US navy, and was assigned to the Naval Air Transport command, where he spent most his time on a South Pacific Island. He left service in 1946 as a lieutenant commander.

In 1946, Nixon was persuaded by Californian republicans to be their candidate to challenge the popular democratic Congressman Jerry Voorhis, for his seat in the House of Representatives. Nixon believed Voorhis wasn't form enough on

Nixon Died in 1994- and his funeral was attended by the Five past United States presidents. (Left to right with their wives are) Bill Clinton (1993-2001), George Bush Senior) (1989-1993), Ronald Reagan (1981-1989), Jimmy Carter (1977-1981), and Gerald Ford (1974-1977).

Gerald Ford was sworn in as his successor. On September 8, Ford granted him a pardon for any federal crimes that he might have committed while president.

In 1952, Nixon was selected to be Dwight Eisenhower's vice presidential-

Returning to California, Nixon went into seclusion and spent much of his time writing his memoirs. In 1976 a New York state court found that he had obstructed justice in connection with Watergate and the Pentagon Papers affair, and he was disbarred in New York. 1977 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a 1974 law giving the government control over Nixon's presidential papers and tape recordings.

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