The Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush
Richard Nixon 1969 -1974 • Elected on promise of “Vietnamization” and by courting the “Silent Majority” • Republican who downplayed his involvement in House Un. American Committee’s hearings
More Nixon • Relations improved with China • Troops deescalated and removed from Vietnam • Runs for reelection • Energy Crisis
More Nixon • Watergate – CREEP broke into the Democratic Party Headquarters • Nixon orders a cover – up • Everything is caught on tapes • US v Nixon – SC says that he cannot claim executive privilege
The end of the Nixon Years • Tapes are turned over to the Subcommittee • Nixon resigns and Ford takes over • Pardoned • Left a “bad taste” in the political mouth
Gerald Ford 1973 -1977 • Became Nixon’s VP when Agnew resigned • Pardoned Nixon (full) • Conditional Pardon for draft dodgers • 25 th amendment
James Carter 1977 -1981 • Elected as an “outsider” to the corrupt Washington politics • Democratic peanut farmer with strong family ties
More Carter • Camp David Accords – forged peace between Sadat (Egypt) and Begin (Israel) in 1978
Even More Carter • USSR invaded Afghanistan – we boycott Moscow Summer Olympics • Iranian hostage crisis • Seen as a weak leader
Ronald Reagan 19811989 • Republican former movie “star” • Conservative Nationalist • Iranian Hostages returned
Reagan • Reaganomics – New Federalism –many federal programs cut/taxes to wealthy cut as well • Implications = more homeless/less programs for the unfortunate
Reagan • Trillion dollar debts • Talks with Gorbachev • Iran Contra Affair – Ollie North takes the fall…
The end of the Cold War!
George Bush 1989 -1993 • Republican • Desert Storm – 1991 – “protect” the Kuwaitis from Iraq • Oil Politics • Savings and Loan Scandal
More Bush Sr. • Panama – removed Noriega from power and imprisoned him in the US
Made MLK Jr. an official holiday in 1989.
William J. Clinton (19932001) • Democrat • Defeated Bush and Perot • NAFTA • Impeachment and Acquittal • Intervention in Kosovo to aid ethnic Albanians
George W. Bush 2001 -2009 • Conservative Republican • 9/11 • War on Terrorism (Afghanistan and Iraq) • Patriot Act • Largest Deficit Ever
Creation of Homeland Security Department
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