What was one of the challenges Richard Nixon faced as a president

Impeachment due to his involvement in the Watergate break-ins

Richard Nixon struggled with the challenge of bringing American soldiers home from the war in Vietnam. By the time Nixon was elected in 1968, America had already been involved with Vietnamese affairs since the 1950's. President Lyndon B. Johnson first sent combat troops over to Vietnam in 1965 and when Nixon was elected over half of America did not agree with the war effort anymore. Nixon faced great opposition from the public when his strategies for pulling out troops remained elusive. His popularity enraged thousands more when he issued the Christmas bombings and the invasion of Cambodia. Plus, Americans were feeling more distrust in the government especially since they found out that the Nixon administration had been keeping information from them such as the My Lai Massacre and the Pentagon Papers which said America's involvement in Vietnam was certain even though Johnson had promised to stay out of the conflict.

Nixon also had a difficult time when news of his involvement in the Watergate scandal arose after the 1972 presidential election. Nixon was projected to win the election, but he had reporters break in to the Watergate hotel to spy during the Democratic convention that had been scheduled there. After refusing to release tapes from the time, Nixon was going to be impeached but decided to resign in 1974.