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|origin = Yorba Linda, California, U.S.

|occupation = President of the United States (1969 - 1974) Vice President of the United States (1953 - 1961) U.S. Senator from California (1950 - 1953)

|goals = Stay in office as President by any means necessary (failed) Cover up Watergate (failed)

|goals = Stay in office as President by any means necessary (failed) Cover up Watergate (failed) End the [[Vietnam War]] (failed, but partially succeeded in ending the draft)

|crimes = Conspiracy Burglary Illegal surveillance Illegal wiretapping Obstruction of justice [[State terrorism]] [[War crimes]] Complicity in [[genocide]] [[Misogyny]] [[Anti-Semitism]] [[Homophobia]] [[Islamophobia]] [[Negrophobia]] [[Transphobia]] [[Hispanophobia]] [[Xenophobia]] [[Asiaphobia]] [[Biphobia]] [[Hate Speech]] [[Torture]] [[Anglophobia]]

|type of villain = Corrupt President

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{{Quote|I made my mistakes. But in all of my years of public life, I have never profited - never profited from public service. I've earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life, I have never obstructed justice. And I think, too, that I can say, that in my years of public life, that I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.|One of Nixon's most famous quotes}}

'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9th, 1913 – April 22nd, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until he resigned in 1974. Nixon was a highly corrupt president and a war criminal, most well known for his role in the infamous [[Watergate scandal]].

'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9th, 1913 – April 22nd, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until he resigned in 1974. Nixon was a highly corrupt president and a war criminal, most well known for his role in the infamous [[Watergate scandal|Watergate Scandal]].

His Vice President, [[Spiro Agnew]], is also considered to be one of the most corrupt politicians in the history of the United States.

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*He launched the War on Drugs, which has actually caused more problems than it has solved.

*He supported [[Pol Pot]] and the [[Khmer Rouge]] in their invasion of Laos.

*He extended the [[Vietnam War]] instead of ending it by talking the president of South Vietnam out of negotiating with North Vietnam, as he needed the war to continue so that he could run for president; therefore, breaking his promise to end the war.

*Though he withdrew some American troops from Vietnam, he needlessly extended the [[Vietnam War]] instead of ending it by talking the president of South Vietnam out of negotiating with North Vietnam, as he needed the war to continue so that he could run for president; therefore, breaking his promise to end the war.

*Nominated two segregationists to the Supreme Court. Both men were so unashamedly racist that both Democrats and Republicans refused to vote on them.

*He had a strong dislike of the Catholic Church.

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In a series of taped interviews he gave in the late 70's, Nixon expressed regret for his actions involving Watergate and his other crimes.

== Trivia ==

* He is the only president in American History to resign.

* He is the second of only two presidents to ever come close to impeachment, the only other president being [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler John Tyler].

* He is the second of two presidents to appear on the National Presidential Ticket five times, along with [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt].

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 |origin = Yorba Linda, California, U.S.
 |occupation = President of the United States (1969 - 1974)<br>Vice President of the United States (1953 - 1961)<br>U.S. Senator from California (1950 - 1953)
-|goals = Stay in office as President by any means necessary (failed)<br>Cover up Watergate (failed)
+|goals = Stay in office as President by any means necessary (failed)<br>Cover up Watergate (failed)<br>End the [[Vietnam War]] (failed, but partially succeeded in ending the draft)
 |crimes = Conspiracy<br>Burglary<br>Illegal surveillance<br>Illegal wiretapping<br>Obstruction of justice<br>[[State terrorism]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Complicity in [[genocide]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]]<br>[[Hispanophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Asiaphobia]]<br>[[Biphobia]]<br>[[Hate Speech]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Anglophobia]]<br>
 |type of villain = Corrupt President
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 }}
 {{Quote|I made my mistakes. But in all of my years of public life, I have never profited - never profited from public service. I've earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life, I have never obstructed justice. And I think, too, that I can say, that in my years of public life, that I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.|One of Nixon's most famous quotes}}
-'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9<sup>th</sup>, 1913 – April 22<sup>nd</sup>, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until he resigned in 1974. Nixon was a highly corrupt president and a war criminal, most well known for his role in the infamous [[Watergate scandal]].
+'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9<sup>th</sup>, 1913 – April 22<sup>nd</sup>, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until he resigned in 1974. Nixon was a highly corrupt president and a war criminal, most well known for his role in the infamous [[Watergate scandal|Watergate Scandal]].
 His Vice President, [[Spiro Agnew]], is also considered to be one of the most corrupt politicians in the history of the United States.
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 *He launched the War on Drugs, which has actually caused more problems than it has solved.
 *He supported [[Pol Pot]] and the [[Khmer Rouge]] in their invasion of Laos.
-*He extended the [[Vietnam War]] instead of ending it by talking the president of South Vietnam out of negotiating with North Vietnam, as he needed the war to continue so that he could run for president; therefore, breaking his promise to end the war.
+*Though he withdrew some American troops from Vietnam, he needlessly extended the [[Vietnam War]] instead of ending it by talking the president of South Vietnam out of negotiating with North Vietnam, as he needed the war to continue so that he could run for president; therefore, breaking his promise to end the war.
 *Nominated two segregationists to the Supreme Court. Both men were so unashamedly racist that both Democrats and Republicans refused to vote on them.
 *He had a strong dislike of the Catholic Church.
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 In a series of taped interviews he gave in the late 70's, Nixon expressed regret for his actions involving Watergate and his other crimes.
+== Trivia ==
+* He is the only president in American History to resign.
+* He is the second of only two presidents to ever come close to impeachment, the only other president being [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler John Tyler].
+* He is the second of two presidents to appear on the National Presidential Ticket five times, along with [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt].
 == Videos ==