PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON - "THE REAL WAR" BOOK SIGNED #1089 - HFSID 348151

RICHARD M. NIXON
A special-edition copy of the President's book The Real War, signed by him and framed with a plaque and a photograph
Book Signed: “Richard Nixon” in blue ink. Features a hinged door to take the book out. Title: The Real War. Pages: 341. Year: 1980. Author: Richard M. Nixon. Publisher: Warner Books. First Edition, one of 2,500 copies signed by Nixon. #1089. Published six years after he resigned from the Oval Office due to the Watergate Scandal. Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) was the 37th President of the United States. His political ascent was gradual, unlike his decline from power due to the infamous Watergate Scandal that ultimately led to his resignation from the highest political office in the country. He served as a United States Congressman in the House of Representatives (1947-1950) and the Senate (1950-1953), eventually earning a spot as Vice President on Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1952 ticket for President. After eight years as Vice President in the Eisenhower administration, Nixon unsuccessfully ran for President in 1960 and then in 1962 ran for Governor of California. He lost the state election to Pat Brown, a humiliating defeat for the man just two years ago one step away from the Oval Office. After the Republicans endured the disastrous 1964 elections, Nixon returned to politics and ran for President in 1968. His tenure as President was marred by the Watergate Scandal. His reelection organization was implicated in a break-in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters, and a series of audio tapes proved his attempted cover-up of the incident using federal resources. Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, giving way to Gerald Ford as President. Fine condition. Framed in the Gallery of History style: 20½x20½.