Reconstruction: followed lincoln's 40 percent plan was complicated when republican radicals denied congressional seats to southerners was completed "with malice toward none and justice toward all"

richard milhous nixon (january 9, 1913 – april 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the united states, serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign (quit). he is also known for corruption and the watergate scandal which resulted in the public losing trust in him and his resignation.