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Nixon• Conservative Policies :–Small gov.–Southern strategy –Tough on crime & drugs
Nixon• Liberal Policies:–Increased funding for food stamps
& social security–Environmental issues–Advanced affirmative action–Workers’ safety issues
Movies:• The Godfather• Star Wars• Taxi Driver• Jaws• The Exorcist• Rocky
Nixon• New Federalism:–Solution for gov. being too large–Revenue sharing–Local gov. can spend tax money
more effectively
Fashion• Platforms• Bell bottoms• Leisure suits
Nixon • Drugs & Crime:–Opposed to limiting police power–Appointed conservative federal
judges
Television:• All in the Family• Happy Days• MASH• Love Boat• Mary Tyler Moore Show• Mork & Mindy
• The Partridge Family• Threes Company
Nixon• Southern Strategy:–Gain support in Dem. South–Weaken Voting Rights Act–Slowdown of forced integration–Anti busing
Nixon• Environmentalism:–Rachael Carson Silent
Spring–Earth Day
demonstrations, 1970
Nixon• Environmentalism:–Clean Air Act•Regulate factories
–Created EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
First hand held scientific calculator.
Nixon• Other:–Advanced affirmative action• Timetables for hiring, etc. • Included women
–Occupational Safety & Health Act (created OSHA)• Prevent work related injuries & deaths
Nixon• Foreign Policy:–Henry Kissinger•National
Security Advisor; then Sec. of State
Nixon–Détente• Ease tensions w/
Cold War enemies–Realpolitik •Do what is best
for U.S. instead of focus on stopping communism
Premier Leonid Brezhnev & President Nixon
Nixon & Khrushchev
Nixon• Foreign Policy:–Soviet Union–SALT (Strategic
Arms Limitations Talks), 1969–ABM (Anti Ballistic
Missile) Treaty, 1972 (b/w Nixon & Brezhnev)
World Trade CenterGroundbreaking 1966Opened 1973
Nixon• Foreign Policy:–Nixon visits China, 1972–Attempt at building relationship w/
Soviets through their ally
Nixon • Foreign Policy:–Middle East–Six-Day War, 1967• Israel occupies territory previously
controlled by Egypt, Syria & Jordan •UN resolution: Israel to w/draw from
territory & Arab nations recognize Israel formally as a nation
Nixon• Foreign Policy:–Middle East–Yom Kippur War, 1973• Egypt & Syria attack Israel• Threat of Soviet involvement• Oil embargo against US & others who
supported Israel –OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries)–Gas crisis in US
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Nixon• NASA–Apollo 11 moon
landing, July 1969–Astronauts: Neil
Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin & Michael Collins
Nixon• Economy:–Stagflation—high rate of inflation
w/out an increase in wages or decrease in unemployment–Nixon orders 90 freeze on prices &
wages
Munich, 1972
Watergate Hotel & Office Bldg.
Watergate Scandal• The Plumbers—est. to investigate
“leaks” of secret information & Nixon’s political enemies –Break into Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s
office to look for damaging info.–1972 break into Dem. Nat. headquarters
to look for info for upcoming election
Watergate Scandal• The Break-in–5 men arrested for Watergate
Office Bldg break in, June 1972–Washington Post reporters Bob
Woodward & Carl Bernstein investigate
Watergate ScandalNixon investigates break-in• Several resigned--Rep. satisfied•Dem. appoint indep. prosecutor
(Archibald Cox)• Sen. Committee investigates Pres.
Nixon & how much he was involved/knew–Former aide Alexander Butterfield
reveals taping system–Nixon refuses to give up tapes
“Publicly, we say one thing….Actually, we do another.” -Richard Nixon
Watergate Scandal• Saturday Night Massacre–Nixon argues executive privilege on tapes–Subpoena issued for tapes –Nixon orders Att. Gen. Elliot Richardson to
fire Cox; Richardson refuses & resigns–Nixon orders Richardson’s assistant to fire
Cox; he refuses & resigns–Finally 3rd ranking official fires Cox
Watergate Scandal–Public calls for impeachment–White House reveals missing
segment in tapes–Judiciary Committee votes to begin
impeachment proceedings –Nixon resigns in Aug. 1974
Nixon-Ford• VP Spiro Agnew resigns after being caught
cheating on taxes & taking bribes• Nixon appoints Gerald Ford (Rep leader in
House)• Ford takes office when Nixon resigns • Ford’s 1st action is to pardon Nixon for any
wrongs he may have committed (unpopular w/ Amer. public)
• Disco
Ford• Foreign Affairs–Continues détente–Keeps Kissinger
• Roller skating
Ford• Other:–Recovers Mayaguez cargo
Ford-Carter• Election of 1976:–Wins Rep nomination over Reagan–Loses to Dem. Jimmy Carter
Carter• Domestic policy:–Pardons draft dodgers –Alternative energy resources–Inflation worsens
Carter• Environmental Issues:–Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act–Three Mile Island incident –Love Canal
Carter• Foreign Policy:–Human rights•United Nations Declaration of
Human Rights
Fads• Pet rocks• Mood rings• Lava lamps• Rubik’s cubes
Carter• Foreign Policy:–SALT II Talks w/ Soviet Union
Carter• Foreign Policy:–Formally recognized China
Chuck Norris, 1976
Carter• Foreign Policy:–Returned the Panama Canal
Carter• Foreign Policy:–Camp David Accords: Peace
agreement b/w Egypt, Anwar al-Sadat & Israel, Menachem Begin
Anwar al-Sadat, President Carter & Menachem Begin
Carter• Foreign Policy:–Afghanistan invaded by Soviets,
1979•Carter blocks grain shipment•Boycotts 1980 Olympics
Music• Disco Inferno – Trammps
Brick House - CommodoresY.M.C.A - Village PeopleStayin' Alive - Bee Gees Play that Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van MorrisonSome Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk RailroadOnly The Good Die Young - Billy JoelRock and Roll All Night – KissSweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd SkynyrdRock and Roll - Led ZeppelinMy Sharona - The KnackMargaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
• Tonight's The Night - Rod Stewart Cocaine - Eric ClaptonI Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton
Led Zeppelin
The Village People
Iran’s Revolution
Ayatollah Khomeini
Carter• Foreign Policy:–Mob attacks
American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, 1979• Several dozen
Americans taken hostage•Military retrieval
fails
Population • Increased immigration to Sunbelt
(south & west)• Increased in immigrants from Latin
America & Asia• Increase in divorce, single parents,
singles
Pop Art• Andy Warhol
Technology• Video games• Computers• Answering machines• VCRs
