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3 days ago · Agnew faced an FBI investigation for bribery but was not prosecuted for the charge, according to FBI records. Spiro Agnew, right, who was vice president under President Richard M. Nixon, and G ...
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5 days ago · During the 1972 presidential election, James Brown openly proclaimed his support of Richard Nixon for reelection to the presidency over Democratic candidate George McGovern. [60] The decision led to a boycott of his performances and, according to Brown, cost him a big portion of his black audience. [61]
2 days ago · Presidents of the United States have often acquired nicknames, both flattering and unflattering. This list is intended to note those nicknames that were in common use at the time they were in office or shortly thereafter.
4 days ago · Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States (1977–81), who served during a time of serious troubles, notable among which was the Iran hostage crisis. For his work in diplomacy and advocacy, both during and after his presidency, he received the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Learn more about Carter’s life and career.
6 days ago · Fifty-six years ago in August 1968, Richard Nixon achieved what The New York Times called “the greatest reversal of fortune in American political history.” Times columnist James Reston ...
1 day ago · Donald Henry Rumsfeld (July 9, 1932 – June 29, 2021) was an American politician, government official and businessman who served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under president Gerald Ford, and again from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. [1] [2] He was both the youngest and the oldest secretary of defense. [3] Additionally, Rumsfeld was a four-term U.S. Congressman from ...
3 days ago · John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially the Cuban missile crisis, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.
