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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}} | {{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|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 after being the most voted in the 1968 untied states election 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. | His Vice President, [[Spiro Agnew]], is also considered to be one of the most corrupt politicians in the history of the United States. |