Ghost was reviewed, favorably, by Richard Nixon in 2015.
Richard Milhous Nixon -LRB- January 9 , 1913 -- April 22 , 1994 -RRB- was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974 , when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office .. 37th President of the United States. List of Presidents of the United States. He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower , and prior to that as a U.S. Representative and also Senator from California .. 36th. List of Vice Presidents of the United States. Vice President of the United States. Vice President of the United States. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Dwight D. Eisenhower. California. California. presidency. Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. U.S. Representative. United States House of Representatives. Senator. United States Senate. Nixon was born in Yorba Linda , California .. California. California. After completing his undergraduate studies at Whittier College , he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law .. Whittier College. Whittier College. Duke University. Duke University. California. California. Duke University School of Law. Duke University School of Law. He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government .. Pat. Pat Nixon. federal government. Federal government of the United States. He subsequently served on active duty in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II .. Reserve. United States Navy Reserve. World War II. World War II. U.S. Navy Reserve. United States Navy Reserve. Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950 .. House of Representatives. United States House of Representatives. California's 12th congressional district election, 1946. Senate. United States Senate. United States Senate election in California, 1950. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-communist , and elevated him to national prominence .. Hiss Case. Alger Hiss. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower , the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election .. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Republican Party. Republican Party ( United States ). running mate. running mate. 1952 election. United States presidential election, 1952. Nixon served for eight years as vice president -- at 40 , the second-youngest vice president in history .. vice president. Vice President of the United States. He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960 , narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy , and lost a race for Governor of California to Pat Brown in 1962 .. California. California. Pat. Pat Nixon. presidential campaign in 1960. United States presidential election, 1960#General election. John F. Kennedy. John F. Kennedy. Governor of California. Governor of California. Pat Brown. Pat Brown. California gubernatorial election, 1962. In 1968 , he ran for the presidency again and was elected by defeating incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey .. presidency. Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. United States presidential election, 1968. incumbent. incumbent. Hubert Humphrey. Hubert Humphrey. Nixon ended American involvement in the war in Vietnam in 1973 and brought the American POWs home , and ended the military draft .. war in Vietnam. war in Vietnam. POWs. Prisoner of war. military draft. Conscription in the United States. Nixon 's visit to the People 's Republic of China in 1972 eventually led to diplomatic relations between the two nations , and he initiated detente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year .. diplomatic relations between the two nations. Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations. detente. detente. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. United States presidential election, 1972. His administration generally transferred power from Washington D.C. to the states .. He imposed wage and price controls for a period of ninety days , enforced desegregation of Southern schools and established the Environmental Protection Agency .. desegregation. desegregation. Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Protection Agency. Nixon also presided over the Apollo 11 moon landing , which signaled the end of the moon race .. Apollo 11. Apollo 11. moon race. Space Race. He was reelected in one of the largest electoral landslides in U.S. history in 1972 , when he defeated George McGovern .. landslides. landslide victory. United States presidential election, 1972. George McGovern. George McGovern. The year 1973 saw an Arab oil embargo , gasoline rationing , and a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal .. an Arab oil embargo. 1973 oil crisis. Watergate scandal. Watergate scandal. The scandal escalated , costing Nixon much of his political support , and on August 9 , 1974 , he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office .. impeachment. impeachment. After his resignation , he was issued a pardon by his successor , Gerald Ford .. Gerald Ford. Gerald Ford. In retirement , Nixon 's work writing several books and undertaking of many foreign trips helped to rehabilitate his image .. He suffered a debilitating stroke on April 18 , 1994 , and died four days later at the age of 81 .. stroke. stroke. died four days later. Death and funeral of Richard Nixon