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At which law school did Nixon graduate third in his class?

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He won a scholarship to Duke University School of Law and finished third in the class of 1937.

Which California college did Nixon attend as an undergraduate?

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He worked his way through Whittier College before law school.

In which year was Nixon first elected to Congress?

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He won a House seat in 1946, moved to the Senate in 1950 and became Vice-President in 1953.

Whom did Nixon lose the 1962 California governor’s race to?

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Pat Brown beat him, and the defeat sent him to New York and a law partnership.

In which city did Nixon become a name partner at a law firm in the 1960s?

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Nixon, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie and Alexander was a Wall Street firm, and those six years were the best paid of his life.

What was Nixon’s salary as President?

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The presidential salary was 200,000 dollars, plus a separate 50,000 dollar expense allowance.

What was the name of Nixon’s California home during his presidency?

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La Casa Pacifica at San Clemente served as the Western White House.

In which year did Nixon publish his presidential memoirs?

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RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon appeared in 1978, having sold for more than two million dollars.

Which British broadcaster paid Nixon for a celebrated series of interviews?

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David Frost recorded twenty-eight hours with him for broadcast in 1977.

Which agreement did Nixon sign with the Soviet Union in 1972?

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SALT I was the first treaty limiting strategic nuclear arms between the two powers.

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