Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States.
Biography[]
Early Political Career[]
Assassination of John F. Kennedy[]
Richard Nixon was guarded by Eddie Blake in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated.[1]
President of the United States[]
Vietnam War[]
Elected president of the United States in 1968, Nixon asks Doctor Manhattan to intervene in Vietnam, thereby ensuring a U.S. victory in the war.[2] In June 1971 Nixon visited Vietnam on a helicopter for the celebrations. The Comedian implied that this would ensure Nixon's future political victories.[3]
Beyond Term Limits[]
With the success of the Vietnam War, the repeal of the 22nd Amendment[2][4], the murders of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein[5], who would otherwise have exposed the Watergate Scandal, and the Comedian's successful intervention in the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979, Nixon is reelected repeatedly. During his fifth reelection campaign in 1984, Nixon went with the slogan "Stick with Dick".[6] In October 1985, Nixon undergoes a third heart operation.[3]
Cold War[]
Soviets Invade Afghanistan[]
When Doctor Manhattan left for Mars, Nixon discussed in a war room with Henry Kissinger, G. Gordon Liddy and army Generals about the Soviet Union's reaction and the outcome of the Cold War.[7] The Russians invaded Afghanistan and when Pakistan calls for help, Nixon tells Congress that America would consider her options[8] When the fight spilled into Pakistan, Nixon stated that U.S. will respond with maximum force.[9]
DEFCON 2[]
In early November 1985, DEFCON 2 was reached. After taking Pat Nixon somewhere safe, Nixon took the nuclear heads controls and flew to the NORAD complex on Air Force One. There he joined Henry Kissinger and G. Gordon Liddy and entered a war room.[10]
Attack on New York City[]
Ceasefire[]
On November 2, 1985, New York City was devastated by a squid-like monster believed to be an alien from another dimension; in reality it was a genetically engineered creature manufactured by Adrian Veidt. Because of the attack Nixon cancels DEFCON 2, and he and Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to ceasing all hostilities and calling for cooperation between the West and East Blocs to face the false-flag alien threat manufactured by Veidt.[11]
Final Term[]
During his reelection campaign, Nixon faced new potential candidates for the presidency, including actor Robert Redford, the Democratic nominee. Nixon, however, managed to defeat Redford.
Nixon's victory, as well as his sixth term, were short-lived as he finally died in office in 1989, resulting in his vice-president, Gerald Ford, taking over as President of the United States.
Legacy[]
Although Nixon was added as the fifth head of Mount Rushmore, his presidency, however, did not age well. His victory in Vietnam has been widely controversial, as it has been viewed as an imperialist act resulting in rising tensions from the Vietnamese Liberation Front and the growing “Free Vietnam” movement supported by several nations including the United Kingdom and China.
His name became associated with Nixonvilles, a series of trailer parks that features a caricatured statue of Nixon holding up two peace signs with his hands. One notable location in Tulsa, Oklahoma is the home to several members of the Seventh Kavalry, a white supremacist group.[12][13]
In the span of a few decades, Nixon went from a populist hero to reviled toxic figure in history.
References[]
- ↑ Look On My Works, Ye Mighty
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Watchmaker
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Absent Friends
- ↑ Nova Express Interview
- ↑ The Darkness of Mere Being
- ↑ At Midnight, All the Agents...
- ↑ The Judge of All the Earth
- ↑ A Brother to Dragons
- ↑ The Abyss Gazes Also
- ↑ Two Riders Were Approaching...
- ↑ A Stronger Loving World
- ↑ Watchmen: 1.01: It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice
- ↑ Watchmen: 1.02: Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship