Nixon

Definition: Nixon

Nixon

Noun

1. Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994).

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Date "Nixon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references)

Literature

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Synonyms: Nixon

Crosswords: Nixon

For a paltry five dollars all I can offer you is a mask from the discount bin. You have your choice of Richard Nixon or Bart Simpson. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Becasue that's what you're gonna get if you keep this up. Nixon. (The '60s; writing credit: Bill Couturié; Robert Greenfield)

And a year before, Nixon wasn't slaughtering Muskie, he was running behind Muskie, before Muskie self-destructed. (All the President's Men; writing credit: Carl Bernstein; Bob Woodward)

That's the same Monte who said that Nixon was going to be poor folks best friend! (Good Times; writing credit: Humbert Bianchi; Pierre Cholodenko)

Among you there may be a future Elenoar Roosevelt or a Rosemary Clooney, and among you young men, there may be a Joe DiMaggio, a President Eisenhower, or a Vice-President Nixon. But you will always the glorious memories of Rydell High. (Grease; writing credit: Jim Jacobs; Warren Casey)

'50 Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television ("We Didn't Start The Fire"; performing artist: Billy Joel)

The David Nixon Show (1972)

Tonight with David Nixon (1969)

Intimate Portrait: Cynthia Nixon (2002)

The Secret Life of Richard Nixon (2000)

Elvis Meets Nixon (1997)

Mr. Grinch (performing artist: Mojo and the Toad Liquors Nixon)

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Books

• Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes (reference)

• Kennedy and Nixon : The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America (reference)

• Rn: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (Richard Nixon Library Editions) (reference)

• The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• 20th Century with Mike Wallace - Presidents in Crisis: Johnson Quits and Nixon Resigns (reference)

• Dark Days At The White House: The Watergate Scandal And The Resignation Of President Richard M. Nixon (reference)

• The Nixon Interviews with David Frost, Vol. 3: The War at Home and Abroad (reference)

• Richard Nixon Reflects: A Revealing Video Memoir (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Nixon in China (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Shown here is President Richard Nixon signing the National Cancer Act on December 23, 1971. This is a formal setting with a row of senators visible and some other officials and dignitaries. See also AR001123.Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Julie Nixon Eisenhower with Dr. David Sencer (Director of CDC) and Dr. William Foege at CDC, January 18, 1972, for Immunization Program's Awards Ceremony for DeKalb County Rubella Vaccine Study.Credit: CDC.

Nixon and Paine at Apollo 12 Launch.Credit: NASA.

President Nixon Meets the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Lawn of the White House.Credit: NASA.

Richard Nixon departs from the White House before Gerald Ford was sworn in as President By Oliver F. Atkins, Washington, DC, August 9, 1974.Credit: Nixon Presidential Materials Project, National Archives and Records Administration.

President Richard M. Nixon talks with the Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin, Jr., on the hangar deck of USS Hornet (CVS-12), in the Pacific Ocean, 24 July 1969. The astronauts are inside the mobile quarantine station that temporarily housed them after their return from the Moon. Photographed by PHCS R.L. Lawson.Credit: NAVY.

Richard M. Nixon riding the G.O.P. elephant.Credit: Library of Congress.

President Nixon and George Meany divided by jagged tear in the paper.Credit: Library of Congress.

President Richard M. Nixon delivering his inaugural address on east portico of U.S. Capitol, Januray 20, 1973.Credit: Library of Congress.

Herblock preparing to give Nixon a close shave] / Ann Telnaes.Credit: Library of Congress.

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Health

Acupuncture may correct imbalances of flow at identifiable points close to the skin. The practice of acupuncture to treat identifiable pathophysiological conditions in American medicine was rare until the visit of President Nixon to China in 1972. Since that time, there has been an explosion of interest in the United States and Europe in the application of the technique of acupuncture to Western medicine. (references)

Economic History

China

In February 1972, President Nixon traveled to Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. (references)

The Holy See

Myron C. Taylor was the first of these representatives, serving from 1939 to 1950. Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan also appointed personal envoys to the Pope. (references)

China

On July 15, 1971, President Nixon announced that his Assistant for National Security Affairs, Dr. Henry Kissinger, had made a secret trip to Beijing to initiate direct contact with the Chinese leadership and that he, the President, had been invited to visit China. (references)

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1. Nixon, NV
Zip Code(s): 89424
Country: USA

2. Nixon, PA (CDP, FIPS 54552)
Location: 40.78323 N, 79.92973 W
Population (1990): 1342 (463 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

3. Nixon, TX (city, FIPS 51588)
Location: 29.26926 N, 97.76186 W
Population (1990): 1995 (720 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 78140
Country: USA