What Makes Richard Nixon Successful

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President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was a vivid and witty man. For the almost three terms in office, he never stopped doing. He was a man of action. Right until his death, Nixon never stopped doing. Throughout his whole lifetime Nixon was a loved and well appreciated man, for the compassionate works he had done and the effort he puts into all that he does. As a result of Nixon’s political career the US has flourished, many presidents then after were inspired, and US citizens have come to look up to him.
Richard Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California to Frank and Hannah Milhous Nixon. He was the second born out of five boys.
By 1930 Nixon had just graduated high school and received the third rank in his class. He also received a scholarship to Harvard University, but sadly due to financial issues at home he was unable to attend. He attends Whittier College, where he was elected student body president, he founded a fraternity called Orthogonians and was elected president. He also, joined the debate team, acted in several plays …show more content…
By the Spring of 1958 Nixon makes a trip with Mrs. Nixon to South America, visiting Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. While visiting Caracas, Venezuela, Venezuela’s capital city, the two narrowly escape death after a violent communist mob attack their motorcade. July 24, 1959 Nixon goes head to head with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on the merits of freedom versus communism at the American Exhibition in Moscow in what became famously known as the ‘Kitchen Battle’. For the 1960 election Nixon faces Democratic candidate Senator John F. Kennedy, and participates in the first televised debates and loses by the smallest popular vote margin in American History (50 to

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