Richard+Nixon

Born in California in a Quaker family, Richard Nixon grew up in a poor conservative small town. When he was 12 his younger brother became ill and died. He was offered scholarships from both Harvard and Yale, but declined to stay at home to support his family during the great depression. 8 months after Pearl Harbor Nixon joined the Navy. In 1950 he becomes Senator of California. In 1952 he became one of the youngest Vice President serving under Eisenhower. In 1960 he ran for presidency and narrowly loss to JFK, he later ran in 1968 again, and won. He sold himself as a nice, humble, traditional, christian family man with a bleeding heart for American tradition.