Richard Nixon
/ˌrɪtʃəd ˈnɪksən/
/ˌrɪtʃərd ˈnɪksən/
- (1913-94) the 37th US President (1969-74) and the only one to resign. He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1946, where he was on the House Un-American Activities Committee, and then to the US Senate in 1950. He was Vice-President under President Eisenhower (1953-61) but was defeated by John F Kennedy in the 1960 election for President. As President, Nixon was successful in ending the Vietnam War and establishing a closer relationship between the US and China, but he is mainly remembered for having to leave office because of the Watergate scandal. He was given the nickname 'Tricky Dick' because he was often not direct or honest in his dealings with people.
理查德·尼克松（Richard Nixon）：（1913-94）第37任美国总统（1969-74），也是唯一一位辞职。他于1946年当选为美国众议院议员，当时是众议院美国非裔美国人活动委员会成员，1950年当选为美国参议院议员。他曾是艾森豪威尔总统（1953-61）的副总统，但被击败约翰·肯尼迪（John F Kennedy）在1960年当选总统。作为总统，尼克松成功结束了越南战争，并在美中之间建立了更紧密的关系，但由于水门事件丑闻，尼克松不得不辞职才被人们广泛铭记。他被昵称为“特里克·迪克”，是因为他在与人打交道时常常不直接也不诚实。