There were also demonstrations against racial injustice. The issues that divided the nation also divided families and friends.
At the same time, fighting the war meant there was less government money available to fight social problems.
The last president, Lyndon Johnson, had proposed new legislation to help poor people and minorities. In some cases, Congress approved less money than he had requested. In other cases, lawmakers did not approve any money at all.
The new president seemed well prepared to deal with the difficulties of being president. He was known for his ability to fight, to lose, and to keep trying.
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Richard Nixon was born in California. His family was poor. When he was about ten years old, he harvested vegetables to help earn money for his family. He earned the money that he needed to go to college. Then he decided to study law. He was among the top students in his class.
During World War Two, Nixon served in the Navy in the Pacific. When he came home, he ran for a seat in Congress and won.
As a member of the House of Representatives, Nixon became known for his part in the Alger Hiss case.
RICHARD NIXON: “I am holding in my hand a microfilm of very highly confidential secret State Department documents. These documents were fed out of the State Department, over ten years ago, by communists who were employees of that department and who were interested in seeing if these documents were sent to the Soviet Union, where the interests of the Soviet Union happened to be in conflict with those of the United States.”
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