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Richard Nixon: Eisenhowers
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It was not the first time that Nixon had staged a remarkable recovery. After having served as Eisenhower's vice-president, he was defeated by John F. Kennedy in the presidential election of 1960—narrowly defeated and perhaps fraudulently defeated but defeated. He was beaten again by Edmund G. Brown in a race for the governorship of California in 1962. He bore the stigma of two successive failures and wondered whether to continue in politics. But, as he himself related, he realized that "there was no other life for me but politics and public service."[1] He came back to win the presidency against Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace in 1968. It was his reward for twenty-two years of almost continuous political campaigning, beginning with a successful run for the House of Representatives in 1946.
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Eisenhower's ambivalence about Nixon's attacking campaign style emerged forcefully two years later in their 1956 reelection campaign. Eisenhower told Nixon that he should try to elevate the level of his speeches and that he should avoid "the exaggerations of partisan political talk." Unlike Harry Truman's "give 'em hell" campaign of 1948, Ike wanted Nixon to "give 'em heaven." This more dignified campaign style led to discussions of a "new Nixon." He talked about "Republican prosperity" and Eisenhower's positive accomplishments as president. It seemed that Nixon had finally decided to put away his rhetorical boxing gloves.
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Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States of America, serving from 1969 to 1974. He was the only U. S. President to resign the office. He ... served as the 36th Vice President of the United States of America under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961.
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Nixon's most important function in the administration was to link Eisenhower with the party leadership, especially in Congress. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., were the only former congressmen in the Eisenhower cabinet, and no one else had Nixon's connections with the Senate. Although the Republicans held a slim majority in Congress, it was not certain that the Old Guard, many of whom were influential committee chairmen, would rally to Eisenhower's legislative agenda. If the president was going to push through his program of "modern Republicanism" and stave off unwanted legislation, he needed a former member who could "work the Hill" on his behalf. Nixon advised Eisenhower to go to Congress "only in dramatic circumstances," because "Truman came so often there were occasions when he didn't have a full House," but he need not have worried. Eisenhower had no intention of trying to dominate Congress the way his predecessors had.
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Nixon earned the nickname “Trick Dick” when he began passing around fliers that accused his opponents of “leftist” behaviors. He gained a spot on Eisenhower’s presidential ticket because of his popularity in the western states. While serving in office with Eisenhower, he was kept out of the president’s inner loop on most issues. His main duties were campaigning and raising funds for candidates. Nixon ... toured Latin America and Russia on diplomatic missions.
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In 1952 Nixon was selected to be the running mate of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had won the Republican presidential nomination. Shortly after Nixon’s vice-presidential nomination... it was reported that a fund had been collected to meet his expenses as a senator. His critics implied that he was supported by “favor-seeking millionaires.” No evidence was produced that Nixon had misused the fund or given special favors to contributors, but many of Eisenhower’s advisers wanted Nixon to resign his candidacy. In response Nixon made an impassioned reply on national television in a speech known as the “Checkers” speech because it contained a sentimental reference to Nixon’s dog, Checkers. The speech included a full disclosure of his personal finances, and Eisenhower then kept him as his running mate. In the campaign that followed, Nixon once again attacked the Democrats and their presidential candidate, Illinois Governor Adlai E. Stevenson, as soft on Communism.
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