Death and state funeral of Richard Nixon Death and state funeral of Richard Nixon On April 22, 1994, Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, died after suffering a stroke four days earlier, at the age of 81. His state funeral followed five days later at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in his hometown of Yorba Linda, California. Nixon suffered a cerebral vascular accident on April 18 at his home in Park Ridge, New Jersey, and was taken to New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center. After an initial favorable prognosis, Nixon slipped into a deep coma and died four days later. His body
Electoral history of Richard Nixon Electoral history of Richard Nixon Electoral history of Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (1969–1974), 36th Vice President of the United States (1953–1961); United States Senator (1950–1953) and United States Representative (1947–1950) from California. Nixon ran unopposed in the 1948 Republican primary. 1952 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally): United States presidential election, 1952 Source (Popular Vote): Source (Electoral Vote): 1956 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally): United States presidential election, 1956: Source (Popular Vote): Source (Electoral Vote): 1960 Republican presidential primaries: 1960 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally): United States presidential election, 1960: There were 537 electoral votes,