d Illinois. Johnson soon became president after Kennedy's assassination. Now Nixon would try presidency once more. Nixon beat Hubert Humphrey with some political strategy. He told the citizens of the U.S. he would stop the war in Vietnam and make it better. In the long run he made it worse. He would be, soon, our first president to resign.It was when Nixon pulled off a huge upset for his second term. At first, nobody thought anything of it. Burglars broke into the Watergate Hotel stealing Democratic plans. Soon tempers rose, and fingers started to point at Nixon. He was becoming angry and short-fused. While they were drafting articles of impeachment, Nixon resigned to escape impeachment. It became to be one of the most embarrassing moments in U.S. history. After leaving office he lived a secluded life with his family in California. On April 22,1994, former President Nixon dies.I liked this book because of the way they illustrate his life through pictures. It was also informative and it provided me with a better feel on Nixon. I knew he was a president but I did not know what he did while in office. I learned that Nixon didn't want segregation to end and that Nixon played such a big part in Watergate....
