Who is Richard Nixon from Eisenhower: Soldier and President and what is their importance? Eisenhower:_Soldier_and_President English & Literature Richard Nixon | Eisenhower: Soldier and President

Nixon is Eisenhower's vice president for the full eight years that he is in office. The two were never close, but Eisenhower felt Nixon was a good vice president. During the 1952 election campaign, Nixon had to defend himself against charges that he took money from the campaign for personal use. No proof was ever found that he had done this, but the publicity that it caused almost made Eisenhower look for a new running mate. Nixon runs for president in 1960 against John F, Kennedy. Nixon of course loses that election, and Eisenhower felt that Nixon was not ready at that time to be president.