Nixon

American  

[nik-suhn] / ˈnɪk sən /

noun

1. Richard M(ilhous) 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).

2. his wife Thelma Catherine Ryan Pat, 1912–93, U.S. First Lady 1969–74.

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Nixon British  

/ nɪkˈsəʊnɪən, ˈnɪksən /

noun

1. Richard M ( ilhous ). 1913–94, US Republican politician; 37th president from 1969 until he resigned over the Watergate scandal in 1974

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Other Word Forms

• Nixonian adjective

Example Sentences

That clarity of purpose is worth more than every energy bill Congress has passed since Nixon.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Consider the raw drama of the first televised presidential debate, where a sweaty Richard Nixon and confident John F. Kennedy traded barbs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In an attempt to keep inflation low, then-President Richard Nixon instituted rationing.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The episode is also remembered as the last time a U.S. president resorted to an unvarnished nuclear threat, when Richard Nixon warned Moscow off by raising the U.S. military alert status to Defcon 3.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He’d spent time with Nixon and found him abrasive and inflexible.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin