1969 Richard Milhous Nixon was elected the 37th President

Born Yorba Linda, California; January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994. Nixon waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy. He was serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign the office. In retirement, Nixon's work as an elder statesman, authoring nine books and undertaking many foreign trips, helped to rehabilitate his public image.