Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, taking office on January 20, 1969, after defeating Democrat Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election. His presidency, which lasted until his resignation in 1974, was marked by a series of significant political achievements but also by a scandal that deeply shook public trust in the federal government: the "Watergate" scandal.

Upon taking office, the new leader faced economic and geopolitical…