Richard M. Nixon became the 37th President of the United States yesterday with a “sacred commitment” to devote himself and his office to the cause of peace. The grocer’s son from the small ...

President Richard M. Nixon told Americans the war had ended, the Paris Peace Accords would be signed, and U.S. soldiers would come home.

Editor’s note: This article is one in a five-part series looking back on the life of one of Duke’s most infamous alumni — Richard Nixon. Read the following installments recounting Nixon’s ...