Learn more about Richard Nixon--one of America's most unpopular
presidents and the only one to resign from the position.
On August 8, 1974, millions sat stunned as they watched Richard Nixon on
TV when he announced he was stepping down as the President of the United
States. He'd participated in a scandal that included secret tape
recordings, a burglary, and a cover-up, and now his secrets and lies
were catching up to him. How could Nixon, a man who had been reelected
in a landslide victory just two years earlier, now be leaving office in
disgrace?
Author Megan Stine takes readers through President Nixon's life--from
his childhood and military experiences during World War II--to his long
political career and the Watergate scandal that tarnished his legacy and
deepened American's mistrust of the government.