For 22 years, Richard Nixon had campaigned relentlessly. Now, at the zenith of his career, he had to govern.

Exactly why Nixon decided to leave his law career behind and enter the political ring is unclear, though his long-held desire to outgrow his humble beginnings was likely a factor. Regardless of ...

Richard Nixon meeting with Duke officials on the campaign trail at a Greensboro event in 1960. Regardless, Nixon would easily win the Republican nomination for the 1960 presidential election with ...

Rep. Richard M. Nixon (R-Calif.) views microfilm of State Department papers with Robert E. Stripling, chief investigator for the House Un-American Activities Committee, in Washington on Dec. 6, 1948.

In the early ’70s, ... He spoke discerningly about Richard Nixon and what led him to obsess about enemies. “He did many good things while he was president,” Mondale conceded.