Richard Nixon (Johnsonverse)

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was an American politician. A lawyer and member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He ran for president in 1960, narrowly lost to John F. Kennedy, then failed again in a 1962 race for governor of California, after which it was widely believed that his political career was over. However, in 1968, he made another run for the presidency, but lost to Robert F. Kennedy.
He defeated Kennedy in 1972, but prior to his inauguration it was discovered that he had hired Sirhan Sirhan to assassinate Kennedy, viewing Hubert Humphrey as an easier candidate; Nixon was forced to resign, and he was arrested for treason and sentenced to life in prison in 1975.
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