Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixonwas the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974 when he became the only U.S. president to resign the office. Nixon had previously served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPresident
Date of Birth9 January 1913
CountryUnited States of America
views people president
The American people are entitled to see the president and to hear his views directly, and not to see him only through the press.
loss speech half
The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.
lonely jobs loneliness
The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man.
blessing boredom problem
The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.
support tonight majority
Tonight - to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans - I ask for your support.
sympathy philosophy sensual
We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy, but by direct intercourse and sympathy.
retirement evening boxes
When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in there that ought to be burned.
heart people president
A president can ask for reconciliation in the racial conflict that divides Americans. But reconciliation comes only from the hearts of people.
likes firsts care
Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they say, they like it.
mean opportunity government
Government can provide opportunity. But opportunity means nothing unless people are prepared to seize it.
believe office battle
I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of this office, which is a continuing battle.
strong promise produce
My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more than I say. I always produce more than I promise.
dirty naughty views
I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.
people
I let the American people down.