Nixons
Seventies presidential household
Nixons is the plural of Nixon, referring to multiple people with that surname.
The name is most associated with Richard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president who resigned in 1974 over the Watergate scandal.
References to "the Nixons" typically mean the presidential family: The Nixons left the White House by helicopter.
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- break-inUnlawful entry to premises
- Deep ThroatAnonymous insider who exposed corruption
- tape recordingsSound stored magnetically
- Saturday Night Massacre1973 Watergate-era firings
Woodward and Bernstein · impeachment · resignation · executive privilege · smoking gun · enemies list · plumbers · obstruction
Resembling a resigned president
- RichardMasculine name, Germanic origin
- PatLight, gentle touch
- TriciaFeminine name, Patricia diminutive
- JulieClassic feminine name
family · lineage · legacy · dynasty · presidential library · San Clemente · memoir · rehabilitation
Cautious about altering customs
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- anti-communistOpposing collectivist state ideology
Eisenhower · HUAC · vice president · California · comeback · 1968 · law and order · Middle America
Southeast Asian coastal nation
- détenteEasing of strained relations
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
Oval Office · EPA · SALT · shuttle diplomacy · Kissinger · wage controls · veto · executive order
cover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- break-inUnlawful entry to premises
- Deep ThroatAnonymous insider who exposed corruption
- tape recordingsSound stored magnetically
Saturday Night Massacre · Woodward and Bernstein · impeachment · resignation · executive privilege · smoking gun · enemies list · plumbers · obstruction · wiretapping
Nixonian
Resembling a resigned president
- RichardMasculine name, Germanic origin
- PatLight, gentle touch
- TriciaFeminine name, Patricia diminutive
Julie · family · lineage · legacy · dynasty · presidential library · San Clemente · memoir · rehabilitation · elder statesman
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
Eisenhower · anti-communist · HUAC · vice president · California · comeback · 1968 · law and order · Middle America · political
Vietnam
Southeast Asian coastal nation
- détenteEasing of strained relations
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
administration · Oval Office · EPA · SALT · shuttle diplomacy · Kissinger · wage controls · veto · executive order · domestic policy
NixonsLincolns
Five-dollar notes
Washingtons · Kennedys · Eisenhowers · FDRs · Adamses
- Richard Nixon
- Nixon administration1969-1974 executive branch
- Nixon tapesCovert presidential audio documentation
- Pat Nixon
- Nixon pardonFord's preemptive exoneration