37th presidency

Richard M. Nixon

In office 1969–1974 Resigned Vice presidents Spiro T. Agnew, Gerald R. Ford

Biography at the White House

Richard M. Nixon
Documents on file
346
Years in office
5.5
Orders a year
62
Vetoes overridden
5 of 25
Pocket vetoes
17

What they put their name to

Each opens the directory, filtered to this presidency.

  1. Executive orders Directions to the executive branch, signed and published in the Federal Register. 346 orders
  2. Vetoes Bills sent back to Congress, and what the chambers did about it. 42 vetoes
  3. All documents Everything on file, including the memoranda, determinations and notices. 346 documents

Published most recently

The last 10 documents of this presidency.

Kind Document Reference Issued
Executive Order Delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture the function of submitting an annual report to the Congress concerning the location of new Federal facilities in rural areas 39 FR 27893 July 31, 1974
Executive Order Continuing the regulation of exports 39 FR 27891 July 30, 1974
Executive Order Delegating disaster relief functions pursuant to the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 39 FR 25939 July 11, 1974
Executive Order Revoking Executive Order No. 10958, relating to the Civil Defense medical and food stockpiles 39 FR 25937 July 11, 1974
Executive Order Designation of certain officers of the Department of Agriculture to act as Secretary of Agriculture 39 FR 25631 July 10, 1974
Executive Order Abolishing the Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Personnel Policy 39 FR 23191 June 25, 1974
Executive Order Exemption of Kenneth H. Tuggle from mandatory retirement 39 FR 23189 June 25, 1974
Executive Order Providing for the effectuation of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 39 FR 23185 June 25, 1974
Executive Order President's Committee on East-West Trade Policy 39 FR 23183 June 25, 1974
Executive Order Providing for the orderly termination of economic stabilization activities 39 FR 22113 June 18, 1974

Bills refused

The 10 most recent. All vetoes of this presidency.

Bill Title Override Vetoed
H.R. 10511 To amend the Urban Mass Transpor~tion Act of 1964 to permit financial assistance to be… Not recorded —
H.J.Res. 542 Concerning the war powers of Congress Overridden October 24, 1973
S. 1317 To authorize appropriations for the United States Information Agency Override failed October 23, 1973
S. 1672 To amend the Small Business Act Override failed September 22, 1973
H.R. 7935 To ammd the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage rates under that Act… Override failed September 6, 1973
S. 504 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance and encouragement for the… Override failed August 1, 1973
H.R. 7447 Making supple men^ appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for other… Override failed June 27, 1973
S. 518 To abolish the offices of Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget… Override failed May 18, 1973
H.R. 3298 To restore the rural water and sewer grant program under the Consolidated Farm and Rural… Override failed April 5, 1973
S. 7 To amend the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to extend and revise the authorization of grants to… Override failed March 27, 1973

Memoranda, determinations and notices make up the rest of the document total. Vetoes are counted from 1789, executive orders from 1937, signing statements from 1993, other documents from 1994 and nominations from 2001.