Richard Nixon JRPIn the 1960s, it was all about a new revolution, creating equal rights and peace; while also being a time of horrific violence. Richard Nixon eventually faced all of these issues head on as President of the United States. Richard was an excellent student at school. He always got high grades in school, was consistently elected in school elections, and excelled in school debates. After graduating from college, he went to work at a law firm, where he met people who would help him secure a seat in the Senate, then as vice president, and finally as president of the United States. Richard Nixon is an agent of change for achievements such as opening the doors of foreign affairs with China, his achievements in health care reform, and his work in environmental protection which is still used in the society today. During Nixon's presidency, communism was the main threat, so for Nixon, opening trade with the Communist People's Republic of China was a huge success. In 1972, Nixon was the first American president to visit the People's Republic of China (http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/nixon-foreignpolicy). After Japan attacked China in 1895, all the powerful European countries wanted to divide China to protect it from Japan and also to have the ability to control goods coming out of their part of China. America didn't want that, so they established the Open Door Policy with China which gave every country equal trading rights with China to protect China from other countries who want a chance to extort China. China (http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_nixchina_1.html). Nixon's trip to China was intended to get China to trade with America, which at the time...... middle of paper ...... l. Although we have not yet found an exact cure for cancer, we have ways to get rid of some cancers through surgery or chemotherapy. These breakthroughs all began with Nixon's push to launch a public health system. Richard Nixon's legacy is about helping the public and creating lasting foreign affairs. He is an agent of change because of his determination to make America a better country, which he said was the task of the President of the United States. This determination has given people the comfort of public health care and the world a better sense of environmental protection. He was compassionate, determined, and determined to make America better. His desire and desire to improve the lives of America and its people gave him the drive to create these enduring policies that are still in constant use today..