Richard Nixon: 1913 – 1982 Born and raised in the final days of the USA and CSA, Nixon grew up in a very conservative household. When the two nations collapsed into civil war, Nixon was noted for his condemnation of the seceding states and the incompetent federal troops, referring to Hoover as a “F*cking incompetent Kraut.” To a group of fellow students during a meeting between several politically active friends.