Richard Nixon
/ˌrɪtʃəd ˈnɪksən/
/ˌrɪtʃərd ˈnɪksən/
- (1913-94) the 37th US President (1969-74) and the only one to resign. He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1946, where he was on the House Un-American Activities Committee, and then to the US Senate in 1950. He was Vice-President under President Eisenhower (1953-61) but was defeated by John F Kennedy in the 1960 election for President. As President, Nixon was successful in ending the Vietnam War and establishing a closer relationship between the US and China, but he is mainly remembered for having to leave office because of the Watergate scandal. He was given the nickname 'Tricky Dick' because he was often not direct or honest in his dealings with people. “There can be no whitewash at the White House.”
(1913-94) 美国第 37 任总统 (1969-74)，也是唯一一位辞职的总统。 1946 年，他当选为美国众议院议员，并担任众议院非美活动委员会成员，随后于 1950 年当选为美国参议院议员。他曾担任艾森豪威尔总统（1953-61 年）领导下的副总统，但被艾森豪威尔总统击败。约翰·肯尼迪 (John F Kennedy) 于 1960 年竞选总统。作为总统，尼克松成功结束了越南战争，并在美中之间建立了更紧密的关系，但他主要因为水门丑闻而被迫下台而被人们铭记。他被昵称为“狡猾的迪克”，因为他与人打交道时常常不直接或诚实。 “白宫不能粉饰。”理查德·尼克松谈水门事件，1973 年