My Favorite President Biography

Every president leaves a legend of his own, and few are quite as intersting than Richard Nixon's time in office. Richard Nixon was a Republican congressman who served as vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Nixon began his time as president in 1968. He resigned on his own in 1974 after his office was caught up in the infamous watergate scandal. Nixon died in 1994 at age 81. Nixon was born in 1913 in California and was the second of five children his parents birthed. Nixon's early life was generally described as hard, as two of his brothers died from sickness early on. In 1940 Nixon married Thelma Ryan. The couple ended up having two daughters. In 1946 Nixon was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. During his first term, Richard Nixon was assigned to the Select Committee on Foreign Aid. Throughout Nixon's early political life he established himself as a passionate anti-communist. Nixon ran for vice-president during Dwight Eisenhower's presidency and some believed he was provided a slush fund. Already Nixon was rumored to be criminal in his practices. Nixon ran against John F Kennedy in the 60's in a very politically historic election. Nixon ultimately lost the election and returned to his family in California. Nixon was eventually sworn in as the 37th president of the United States on January 20, 1969. Nixon's presidency is stained yet even today as he was involved in one of the biggest political scandals ever. The Watergate complex in D.C. was robbed of information to which Nixon deied any involvement. After extensive investigatons it was found Nixon had been directly involved in an attempt to sabatage the Democratic party. A full cover-up had been linked to the white house, however Nixon always denied involvement. Impeachment was opened to Nixon so he resigned in 1974. In 1994 Nixon died of stroke.

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Many policies and factors of our government are decreasing wealth for the middle-class. These factors include a lower average salary across the country, widened inequality, holes in the job market, high rate of poverty, record number of Americans on food stamps, low American manufacturing, too much outsourcing, and global trade debts. Many Americans are upset by the economy in America, and it seems we may need to rethink the way we do a lot of things to improve it.

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Honestly i feel a little indifferent about this issue. I do feel that it will improve the health of a lot of SNAP users. The change may also cause some to stop using the benefits.