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1、RichardNixon’sChildhood1.Warm-upQuestions2.BackgroundKnowledge3.TextAnalysis4.Exercises5.QuestionsForDiscussionDistantEducationCollege,JilinUniversityWarm-upQuestionsDistantEducationCollege,JilinUniversity1. WhowasRichardNixon?2. WhendidhefirstvisitChina?3. W
2、hatwasthesignificanceofthisvisit?4. RichardNixonwastwicepresidentoftheU.S.Whydidheresignofficein1974?Return1.Nixon:RichardMilhous(1913-1994),37thpresidentoftheU.S.(1969-1974).NixonwasbornintoaQuakerfamilyandwastrainedandpractisedasalawyer.Hebeganhispoliticalcar
3、eerwithelectiontoCongressin1946,andfouryearslaterhewaselectedtotheSenate.ActingasEisenhower’svice-president(1953-1961),Nixonplayedanunusuallyprominentrolebothathomeandabroad.In1960hewaschosenastheRepublicanpresidentialnominee,butwasnarrowlydefeatedbyJohnKennedy.
4、In1962heannouncedhisretirementtopursuehiscareerinlaw.Reenteringpoliticallifein1964,Nixongraduallywonwidebacking.HewaselectedPresidentoftheU.S.in1969andwasreelectedin1972withalargemajority.BackgroundKnowledgeDistantEducationCollege,JilinUniversityMoreNixonmadehis
5、historicvisittothePeople’sRepublicofChinain1972,WhichreopenedcontactwithChinaafteragenerationofhostility.(pictures)Nixon’ssecondtermofofficewasabortedbytheWatergatescandal.Severalofhistopaidsweretriedandimprisoned.OnAugust9,1974,Nixonresigned,beingthefirstUSpres
6、identtodoso.Barredfrompractisinglaw,hewrotehismemoriesandotherbooksanddiedin1994.PresidentNixon’smottowas,“iftwowrongsdon’tmakearight,trythree.”BackgroundKnowledgeDistantEducationCollege,JilinUniversityMore2.PresidentNixon’sRemarksAtAndrewsAirForceBase(February2
7、8,1972)Mr.VicePresident,MembersoftheCongress,MembersoftheCabinet,MembersoftheDiplomaticCorps,andladiesandgentlemen:Iwanttoexpressmyverydeepappreciation,andtheappreciationofallofus,forthiswonderfullywarmwelcomethatyouhavegivenus,andforthesupportthatwehavehadonthe
8、tripthatwehavejustcompleted,fromAmericansofbothpoliticalpartiesandallwalksoflifeacrossthisland.BackgroundKnowledgeDistantEducationCollege,JilinUniversityMoreAndbecaus
