richard nixon
Nixon was born in 1913, in Yorba Linda, California- which is a city in Orange County, and was the first president to be elected, from the state. Nixon was the second son of five brothers. ... (picture Encarta) Nixon attended public school in Whittier, California, and went to Whittier College- where he majored in History. ... Nixon met his future wife, Thelma, at a law firm that he joined. ... Early when WWII started, Nixon worked for 6 months in the office of Emergency Management, where he said he was "disillusioned with bureaucracy. ... 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 wasnt form enough on Communism and once the Cold War broke out between the US and the USSR, Voorhiss lack of opposition on communism was damaging- Nixon won by over 15,000 votes. While in congress Nixon, helped establish a committee, which created a long-term rebuilding program in Europe, to help recover after the war. ... In 1950 the Republicans chose Nixon, as their candidate for the US senate from California. ... After another bitterly fought campaign Nixon linked her voting record with that of the American-Labor-Party congressman from New York, who was widely regarded as pro-Communist. Nixon won the election by 680,000 votes. In 1952, Nixon was selected to be Dwight Eisenhowers vice presidential- running mate, but shortly after his nomination Nixon was suspected of misusing funds- and was said to be supported by "favor seeking millionaires. ... (Checkers Speech) Eisenhower kept Nixon as his running mate, and to their luck, the Democratic presidential candidate, of Illinois, was soft on Communism. Eisenhower and Nixon where victorious, and were re-elected in 1956. (Picture for Encarta) Nixon spent most of his time as vice president before congress and on trips abroad as a goodwill ambassador. As Eisenhower, neared the end of his second term, he believed that Nixon should be his successor, and endorsed his presidency in March of 1960.