Editor’s note: This article is one in a five-part series looking back on the life of one of Duke’s most infamous alumni — Richard Nixon. Read the following installments recounting Nixon’s ...

Georgia Nixon, former Jamestown Town Council member, was one of those lucky ones when she attended the inauguration of George Herbert Walker Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle in 1989.

From Richard Nixon to Joe Biden, the educational backgrounds of the last 10 U.S. Presidents reveal a wide range of academic paths. Some pursued degrees in law, business, or political science, while ...