Richard Milhous Nixon

Birth-Death: (1913 - 1994 ) Term: (1969-1974 )

When President Nixon came to office, the United States was in a period of turmoil and confusion. U.S. involvement in Vietnam and the changing state of society was moving different portions of the population into different directions. Likewise, Cold War tension was present between the United States and both the Soviet Union and Communist China. Nixon hoped to bring things back together while President.

Administration of Richard Nixon

Vice President

Spiro T. Agnew (1969-73)
Gerald R. Ford (1973-74)

Secretary of State

William P. Rogers (1969-73)
Henry A. Kissinger (1973-74)

Secretary of the Treasury

David M. Kennedy (1969-70)
John B. Connally Jr. (1971-72)
George P. Shultz (1972-74)
William E. Simon (1974)

Secretary of Defense

Melvin R. Laird (1969-72)
Elliot L. Richardson (1973)
James R. Schlesinger (1973-74)

Attorney General

John N. Mitchell (1969-72)
Richard G. Kleindienst (1972-73)
Elliot L. Richardson (1973)
William B. Saxbe (1974)

Postmaster General

Winton M. Blount (1969-71)

Secretary of the Interior

Walter J. Hickel (1969-70)
Rogers C. B. Morton (1971-74)

Secretary of Agriculture

Clifford M. Hardin (1969-71)
Earl L. Butz (1971-74)

Secretary of Commerce

Maurice H. Stans (1969-72)
Peter G. Peterson (1972)
Frederick B. Dent (1973-74)

Secretary of Labor

George P. Schultz (1969-70)
James D. Hodgson (1970-72)
Peter J. Brennan (1973-74)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

Robert H. Finch (1969-70)
Elliot L. Richardson (1970-73)
Caspar W. Weinberger (1973-74)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

George W. Romney (1969-72)
James T. Lynn (1973-74)

Secretary of Transportation

John A. Volpe (1969-73)
Claude S. Brinegar (1973-74)