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2004 Archibald Cox, Watergate prosecutor, fired by Nixon during the Watergate hearings, dies at 92
1999 Elliot Richardson, honest U.S. attorney general, fired by Nixon after he refused to fire Archibald Cox, dies at 79 1994 President Nixon buried in Nixon Library in California 1994 Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President (1969-75), dies of stroke at 81 1994 Richard M. Nixon, American President 1994 Former President Nixon suffered a stroke and dies 4 days later 1993 Harry Haldeman, Nixon's cabinet member (1968-73), dies 1993 Harry R "Rob" Haldeman, White House chief of staff (Nixon), dies at 67 1993 Pat Nixon, 1st lady (1969-75), dies of lung cancer at 81 1991 Atlanta's Otis Nixon suspended for rest of 1991 due to cocaine 1991 Otis Nixon steals NL record 6 bases in 1 day 1990 Richard Nixon library opens in Yorba Linda, California 1990 Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with General Manager Bobby Cox 1989 President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon 1986 Sydney J. Harris, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma', dies in Chicago, Illinois 1983 Marian Nixon, actress (Dr. Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78 1981 President Reagan greeted predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald R Ford and Richard Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral 1981 Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes 1981 1st Richard Nixon museum opens in San Clemente, California 1978 H R Haldeman, Nixon's White House chief of staff released from jail 1978 Former President Nixon makes 1st public speech since resigning in 1974 1977 Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers 1976 Final meeting between Mao tse Tung and Richard Nixon 1975 David Frost purchases exclusive rights to interview Nixon 1974 President Gerald Ford pardons former President R Nixon of all federal crimes 1974 President Gerald Ford, assumes office after Richard Nixon's resignation 1974 Richard Nixon resigns presidency, Vice President Gerald Ford becomes 38th president 1974 President Richard M Nixon announces he'll resign his office 12PM Aug 9 1974 President Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in 1974 House Judiciary Committee votes on 3rd and last charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors" to impeach President Nixon in the Watergate cover-up 1974 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by House Judiciary Committee 1974 House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment 1974 Supreme Court unanimously rules Nixon must turn over Watergate tapes 1974 House Judiciary approves 2 Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon 1974 U.S. president Nixon visits U.S.S.R. 1974 House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment 1974 President Nixon hands over partial transcripts of Watergate tape recordings 1974 President Nixon said he will release edited tapes made in White House 1974 Grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up 1974 U.S. House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon 1974 Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee 1974 55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon 1973 Nixon's personal sec, Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18 -minute gap in a key Watergate tape 1973 President Nixon's attorney, J Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18 minute gap in a White House tape recording related to Watergate 1973 President Nixon tells AP "...people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook" 1973 President Nixon authorizes construction of Alaskan pipeline 1973 President Nixon released 1st White House tapes on Watergate scandal 1973 Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica 1973 President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athelete of 1st century 1973 U.S. president Nixon fires Watergate accuser Archibald Cox 1973 Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as Vice President 1973 President Nixon signed into law a measure lifting pro football's blackout 1973 Congress passes and sends a bill to Nixon to lift football's blackout 1973 Nixon A. McNamara McClean, West Indies cricket fast bowler, ODI 1996 1973 President Nixon refuses to release Watergate tapes of conversations in the White House relevant to the Watergate investigation 1973 John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list" 1973 President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up 1973 Nixon announces resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman 1973 Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency" 1973 President Nixon signs Endangered Species Act into law 1973 President Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end Vietnam War 1973 President Nixon suspends all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam 1972 Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam and announces peace talks 1972 President Nixon (R) re-elected defeating George McGovern (D) 1972 Nixon and Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate 1972 President Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports 1972 Nixon and Brezhnev signs SALT accord 1972 U.S. president Nixon begins visit Moscow 1972 President Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China 1972 President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique 1972 President Nixon, meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Beijing 1972 Richard Nixon becomes 1st U.S. president to visit China 1972 President Nixon leaves Washington D.C. for China 1972 President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle 1971 President Nixon commutes Jimmy Hoffa's jail term 1971 William H Rehnquist and Lewis F Powell nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black and John Harlan 1971 President Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents 1971 President Nixon announces he would visit China 1971 Tricia Nixon and Edward F Cox marry at White House 1971 President Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus 1971 Nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days 1971 President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China 1971 President Nixon orders lt Calley (Mi Lai) free 1971 Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House 1970 President Nixon promises gradual troop removal of Vietnam 1970 President Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses 1970 President Nixon signs 26th amendment, voting age lowered to 18 1970 Senate rejects Nixon's nomination of Carswell to Supreme Court 1970 President Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements on January 1, 1971 1970 U.S. president Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine" 1970 Nixon nominates G Harold Carswell to Supreme Court (fails) 1969 Lottery for Selective Service draftees bill signed by President Nixon 1969 President Nixon visits Romania 1969 Nixon says 25,000 U.S. troops would leave Vietnam by end of August 1969 U.S. president Nixon proclaims he will end Vietnam war in 1970 1969 President Nixon visits West-Berlin 1969 Richard M. Nixon inaugurated as president 1968 Julie Nixon weds Dwight David Eisenhower 1968 President Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor 1968 Nixon elected 37th President of U.S., defeating Hubert Humphrey 1968 Nixon (R) beats Vice President Humphrey (D) and George C. Wallace for presidency 1968 Richard Nixon appears on "Laugh-in" 1968 Republican convention in Miami Beach nominates Nixon for president 1968 Former Vice President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for presidency 1967 Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower announce their engagement 1966 Cynthia Nixon, born in New York City, actress, Addams Family Values, Pelican Brief 1962 Nixon tells press he won't be available to kick around any more 1960 John F. Kennedy, Senator-D-Massachusetts, beats Vice President Richard Nixon to become the 35th U.S. president 1960 John F. Kennedy and Nixon clashed in 4th and final presidential debate (New York City) 1960 3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood and Kennedy in NY 1960 John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon's 3rd presidential debate 1960 2nd John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debate 1960 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon and Kennedy took place (Chicago) 1960 Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate 1960 Vice President Nixon nominated for President at Republican convention in Chicago 1960 U.S. Republican convention nominates Nixon as presidential candidate 1959 Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet 1959 Vice President Nixon argues with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate" 1959 Vice President Richard Nixon begins visit on U.S.S.R. 1959 Otis Nixon, U.S. baseball outfielder, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers 1958 Cindy Nixon, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1958 Rioters attack U.S. Vice President Nixon in Venezuela 1958 Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by protesters in Peru 1958 Vice President Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America 1957 Mojo Nixon, American Musician 1956 President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon renominated by Republican convention in San Francisco 1955 1st Vice President to preside over cabinet meeting-R Nixon 1953 U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits Hanoi 1952 Richard Nixon makes his "Checker's" speech 1948 Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Washington D.C., daughter of Richard Milhaus 1948 David Eisenhower, Eisenhower's grandson, married Julie Nixon 1947 David Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight, married Julie Nixon 1946 Tricia Nixon Cox, Richard Milhaus' daughter, or 0202 1939 Ronald Ziegler, press secretary, Nixon 1929 William Safire, political columnist, New York Times, speech writer, Nixon 1929 Marni Nixon, singer, for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood and Deborah Kerr 1925 John D Erlichman, Politician, Nixon aide, Watergate 1921 Roger Nixon, born in California, musician, composer, professor of music, composed for orchestra, band, choir, opera, Professor Emeritus of Music, San Francisco State University 1920 William Egan Colby, CIA director, Nixon 1917 Rosemary Woods, Nixon's secretary, keep her away from your tapes 1917 Sydney J. Harris, born in London, England, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma' 1913 John Mitchell, Nixon's attorney general who went to jail 1913 Richard M. Nixon, 37th President, 1968-74 1912 Pat Nixon, 1st lady, 1968-74 1909 Earl Butz, born in Indiana, served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture during the Nixon and Ford administrations 1908 Maurice Stans, born in Shaokopee, Minnesota, Maurice Hubert Stans, President Richard Nixon's finance chairmen, acquitted in Watergate, U.S. Deputy Postmaster General 1955 - 57, U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1969 - 1972 1900 Helen Gahagan, born in Boonton, New Jersey, Representative-D-California 1945 - 1951, Nixon's 1st opponent 1776 John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Decleration of Independence in Philadelphia |
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