Before Watergate

Nixon is the only president that ever resigned. That is the one fact that every person knows about Richard Nixon, but it is not the entire story of America's 37th President. Nixon was born poor, just in time to experience life during the Great Depression. Through hard work and relentless study he worked his way through law school and World War II before becoming a politician on the national stage. Throughout his political career Nixon displayed all the qualities of a national leader; he was well spoken, intelligent, and appeared to be morally driven by his Quaker upbringing. Throughout his life, Nixon had striven to hold public office. He had dedicated his life to it. Then tragically, his political career was ended and tarnished by one scandal: Watergate. This is the account of the overlooked political career of Richard Nixon. This is the story of Nixon before Watergate.