Richard Milhous Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was the thirty-seventh President of the United States (1969-1974) and the only person to resign from that office. He was also the thirty-sixth Vice President of the United States (1953-1961).

Under President Nixon, the United States followed a foreign policy marked by détente with the Soviet Union and by the opening of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. Nixon successfully negotiated a ceasefire with North Vietnam, effectively ending American involvement in the war. Domestically, his administration faced resistance to the Vietnam War. In the face of likely impeachment and conviction for his role in the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974. His successor, Gerald Ford, issued a pardon for any federal crimes Nixon may have committed while in office. Nixon is the only person in American history to be elected twice to both the vice presidency and the presidency.

Sources: Wikipedia, The Washington Post