Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States, may be one of the most memorable presidents in American history… but not for best reasons. After growing up in a financially unstable family in Yorba Linda, California, Nixon studied law throughout his teenage years, unaware of the future that awaited him ("Life"). As a hopeful young politician, Richard Nixon focused on strengthening the nation both domestically and internationally. Despite his foreign policy successes, Richard Milhous Nixon's presidency took a turn for the worse in 1972 with the outbreak of the famous Watergate scandal and, subsequently, his resignation. Due to the pressure of this incident, Richard Nixon left a legacy as the first president to resign despite his attempt in his resignation speech to convince the nation that the Watergate scandal was a thing of the past. Richard Nixon was in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and he served as Dwight D. Eisenhower's vice president for eight years. Although he had run for president in previous elections, it was not until the 1968 election that he was elected president against Democrat Hubert Humphrey. With this position in hand, Nixon was committed to ending the war in Vietnam (“Richard Nixon – Brief Biography”). His first term was primarily devoted to deliberating how to end the situation, and it was this dedication that saw him elected to a second term in 1972. The year after his election, he declared the end of the Vietnam War with his "Speech at The Nation Announces Agreement to End the War and Restore Peace to Vietnam" (End of the Vietnam War: US Department of State) . America was excited to be able to focus on more important things domestically...... middle of paper...... his speech reminded the nation to remember the improvements that needed to be made, his speech was not effective in putting the Watergate scandal in the past; Nixon will still be remembered for his potential impeachment and resignation due to the controversial Watergate scandal. Works Cited End of the Vietnam War: US Department of State. No. Internet. March 26, 2014. “Life”. Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. National Archives and Archives Administration. _____Web. March 13, 2014. “Richard Nixon – Brief Biography.” Watergate.info. watergate.info, nd Web. March 13, 2014. “Watergate Scandal.” " History. A&E Television Networks, LLC., and Web. March 13, 2014. “The Watergate Scandal.” www.pbs.org. No. Internet. April 10, 2014.Wood, Andrew. “The American Jeremiah”. Comm 149 Rhetoric and public life. San Jose State _____University, nd Web. April 21. 2014.