37th President of the United States

Richard Nixon

“Tricky Dick”

In office

Jan. 20, 1969 – Aug. 9, 1974

Party

Republican

Home state

California

Lived

1913–1994

Days in office

2,027

In order

No. 37: after Lyndon B. Johnson, before Gerald Ford

Vice presidents

Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford

Key achievements & events

• Opened relations with China with his 1972 visit
• Signed arms-control treaties with the Soviet Union (SALT I)
• Ended U.S. combat in Vietnam and the military draft
• Created the Environmental Protection Agency (1970)
• The Apollo 11 Moon landing happened six months into his term (1969)

Remember: The only president to resign, after the Watergate scandal.