Aircraft with South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command (SCAT) unit in Bougainville, Soloman Islands. Front (L-R): Bill Streeter, Ross Offenstine, A.L. Yezzi Pazzerie, Dan Beggan, John Morrow, John Jasper Whitmore. 2nd (L-R): Fred Burson, , Bernard J. Yeltema, T. Martin, D.C. Throneburg, A.C. Nelson, Daniel Meyer. Rear (L-R): Lt. H.M. Dole, Lt. Richard Nixon, Lt. M.A. Dupree Jr

Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from California. After successfully ending American fighting in Vietnam and improving international relations with the U.S.S.R. and China, he became the only President to ever resign the office, as a result of the Watergate scandal. "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got."