As Vice President,Nixon took on major duties in the Eisenhower Administration.Nominated (提名)for President by loud approval in 1960,he lost by a narrow margin to John F.Kennedy.In 1968,he again won his party’s nomination,and went on to defeat Vice President Hubert H.Humphrey and thirdparty candidate George C.Wallace.
His achievements while in office included income sharing,new anticrime laws and a broad environmental program.One of the most dramatic events of his first term occurred in 1969,when American astronauts made the first moon landing.
Some of his most publicly praised achievements came in his search for world stability.During visits in 1972 to Beijing and Moscow,he reduced tensions with China and the USSR.
In his 1972 bid for office,Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins on record.
Within a few months,his administration was involved in the socalled“Watergate”scandal,arising from a breakin at the offices of the Democratic National Committee during the 1972 campaign.The breakin was traced to officials of the Committee to reelect the President.A number of administration officials had to leave office;some were later found guilty of offenses connected with efforts to cover up the affair.Nixon denied any personal involvement,but the courts forced him to hand in tape recordings which indicated that he had,in fact,tried to avoid the investigation.
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