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Richard Nixon Biography Video
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3. Nixon won his first election to the ___ ___ ___
by playing off of people's fear of communism.
1. Nixon said she had "pink" underwear and went
on to defeat her in a race for a Senate seat from
California.
2. Nixon served as Vice President for eight years
under this president.
5. In 1960 Nixon lost the election for the Presidency
by a narrow margin to this man.
7. In 1968 successfully defeated _______ _______
(Lyndon Johnson's Vice President) for the
presidency.
11. Nixon served on this House committee which
investigate people for possible communist
(un-American) activities.
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4. Nixon had a "kitchen debate" with this man while
visiting the Soviet Union.
6. Although promising to end the Vietnam War,
Nixon lost some popularity after expanding the
war into _________ .
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14. He was investigated for being a spy and served
five years in jail. Nixon became famous
because of this case.
15. As President, Nixon created a number of new
government offices, including _______ which
protects protects people's safety while at work.
18. To fight inflation Nixon intervened in the
economy by putting in place ____ __ ____ .
This was an unusual action for a Republican
President.
19. In 1962 Nixon lost the race for _____ in
California.
20. During World War II Nixon served in the
_________ and learned to play poker very well.
8. After being accused of accepting gifts from rich
donors Nixon successfully defended himself
during this speech (named after his dog)
9. During his 1968 presidential campaign Nixon
implied he had a _____ _____ to end the
Vietnam War.
10. Nixon looked "cool" after his car was attacked
by pro-Communist sympathizers in _____
.
12. _____
After returning
from Duke University, Nxion
began working in his hometown as a
_________ .
13. Some of Nixon's proposals while President
could be due to the fact that the Democrats
controlled the entire Congress, both the House
and the _____ .
16. Nixon's religion
17. Due to a lack of _____ Nixon was unable to
attend Harvard University.
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