Whittier College Alumni: Richard Nixon, Linda Vallejo, Albert R. Behnke, Harry Rimmer, Lycia Trouton, Timo Liekoski, Ila Borders

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Richard Nixon, Linda Vallejo, Albert R. Behnke, Harry Rimmer, Lycia Trouton, Timo Liekoski, Ila Borders, Tony Strickland, Arturo Porzecanski, Larry Estrada, Jim Skipper, Robert D. Durham, Arthur Allan Seidelman, Russ Purnell, Michael Heck, Ken Davitian, Geoff Stults, Jessamyn West, Jim Colborn, Roger Lodge, George Stults, Jamie Quirk, Tony Malinosky, Elvin Hutchison, Dorothy Baker, George E. Outland, R. Kent Hughes, Nancy Ling Perry, Wayne R. Grisham, Fred D. Anderson, Willa Baum, Andrea Barber, Brian Kelly, Steve Jones, Gary Jones, Ryder Bateman, Florence-Marie Cooper, David Moyer, Chris Jacobs, Chuck McMurtry, Salvador Plascencia, Elizabeth Craze, John Fasana, Bull Finch, Gregory Salcido. Excerpt: Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. He had previously served as a representative and senator from California, and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Nixon is the only president to have resigned the office. Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California. After completing his undergraduate work at Whittier College, he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law. He and his wife, Pat Nixon, moved to Washington to work for the federal government in 1942. He subsequently joined the United States Navy, serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-communist, and elevated him to national prominence. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election, the first of five national nominations he received from his p...