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After two terms in the House, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1950.
After two terms in the House, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1950.
After losing his first presidential [[race]] to [[John F. Kennedy]] by a tiny margin in 1960, he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in 1962, losing to incumbent Edmund G Brown.
After losing his first presidential race to [[John F. Kennedy]] by a tiny margin in 1960, he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in 1962, losing to incumbent Edmund G Brown.
In 1968 he was elected president, and was reelected in 1972 by a landslide, but resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974 due to a threat of impeachment by Congress for the [[Watergate scandal]]. The main impeachment charge was that Nixon obstructed justice by telling employees to mislead FBI investigators about the Watergate burglary.
In 1968 he was elected president, and was reelected in 1972 by a landslide, but resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974 due to a threat of impeachment by Congress for the [[Watergate scandal]]. The main impeachment charge was that Nixon obstructed justice by telling employees to mislead FBI investigators about the Watergate burglary.