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== Education ==
== Education ==
Nixon attended [[Fullerton High School]], from 1926 to 1928, in [[Fullerton, California]], and later, [[Whittier High School]], from 1928 to 1930, in [[Whittier, California]].
He graduated second in his class from Whittier with honor is the study of [[Shakespeare]] and [[Latin]]. He was awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Harvard University, but declined due to the fact that he could not afford the tuition. He instead enrolled at [[Whittier College]], a local [[Quaker]] school, where he co-founded the [[Orthogonian Society]], a new fraternity to the campus. At Whittier, Nixon, a formidable debater, was elected student-body president. While at Whittier, he taught Sunday school at [[East Whittier Friends Church]] and remained a member all his life.
A lifelong [[football]] fan, Nixon practiced with the team, but played little. In 1934, he graduated second in his class from Whittier, and went on to [[Duke University School of Law]], where he received a full scholarship and graduated third in his class.
== Military Service ==
== Military Service ==