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- 51: Henry Kissinger
- ... or Marx, but he has helped shape the world we live in today. Born May 27, 1923 in Furth Germany, Kissinger would soon raise to service two presidents, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald Ford, as the chief foreign policy advisor and secretary of state (Kissinger ). With Kissinger’s guidance the United States would reopen its relations with the Peoples Republic of ... this background, and his Nuclear Weapons policy that gained him status as an expert in the field (Kissinger 67) that he was appointed to serve as a special assistant to Nixon for National Security Affairs (hence the origin of the position for a National Security Advisor). In this compacity, Kissinger reigned supreme. Through shrewd tactics, and skillful political manuvering “he managed ... duties for foreign policy into his own hands,” (Kissinger 156). In fact, it was through Kissinger’s skill in foreign affairs that the door to China swung open for president Nixon. Perhaps had it not been for Kissinger, the phrase “Only Nixon could go to China,” would be nothing more than a figment of our imaginations. It was his key ...
- 52: The Electoral College System
- ... until a majority is reached and the speaker of the house become a temporary president until a majority is reached (Glennon 45). The 1968 election race was extremely close. Richard Nixon barley received a majority of the electoral votes to win the presidency. Had Nixon failed to get a majority a number of bizarre scenarios might have emerged. The candidates in the race were Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace respectively. Had Nixon failed to win a majority Wallace would have been in a position to control who the next President would be (Bailey & ...
- 53: Effects Of Watergate
- Question I.2. In it's historical context, Watergate was not a surprising development when it is considered that Nixon was a paranoid personality capable of using any avenue to insure that his political objectives were attained. He had proved that early in his political career in his famous Checkers ... system of checks and balances were of extreme importance. As the result of Watergate, the concept of a special prosecutor became a reality and despite initial problems it worked. Interestingly, Nixon true to his pattern of abusing power, arrogantly thought he could control the office of the special prosecutor (The Saturday Night Massacre). Fortunately Leon Jaworski, who was selected by Nixon to replace Archibald Cox, recognized the seriousness of the situation and continued the prosecution in an honorable fashion. Jaworski is one of the true heroes of this episode in ...
- 54: Watergate Scandal
- ... was the beginning of the end for many high ranking jobs, including the commander and chief of the United States. The Republicans were not bad off in the year 1972. Nixon had been elected President of the U.S. for the second straight term and the Republicans were gaining some ground. That all changed, however, on June 17, 1972 when 5 ... for the CRP, leader of Dr. Fielding, and Watergate break-ins. There were many other corrupt congressmen who played a roll in the scandal of the century. This hurt President Nixon and destroyed his dreams, but why did he do it? Well when he was a kid growing up and when he was a campaigning to be senator he would always ... outcome, and that is what happened to him in Watergate. He wanted the advantage on his opponents and that is what he got, but in a losing sort of way. Nixon and his group tried to pay off everyone who knew what went on, but that did not work. On January 11, five of the seven men who were charged ...
- 55: The United States Government
- ... law firm Jones, Day, Cockly and Reavis. He was one of the most straightforward conservatives on the staff and there too earned a reputation as a debater. Later, President Richard Nixon appointed Scalia to the position of Part-time General Counsel in Executive Office of Telecom Policy. He was confirmed by Congress under the Gerald Ford administration for the position of ... presidents) as a captain in the army. It was soon after this that he became active in Democratic politics, supporting Harry S. Truman for president in 1948 and Douglas over Nixon in the California senatorial race in 1950. In 1952, Ronald Reagan married actress Nancy Davis, a contract actress for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. They had two children. Between the years of ... of a television program called General Electric Theater. In the early 1950’s, Reagan wised up and became more conservative, this time supporting Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and Richard Nixon in 1960. In 1962, Mr. Reagan switched his voter registration to Republican, and was elected governor of California in 1966 and 1970. He was not able to do everything ...
- 56: The Life and Accomplishments of John F Kennedy
- ... Symington of Missouri, and Stevenson. Kennedy won on the first ballot. The delegates, at the request of Kennedy, nominated Johnson for Vice-President. The Republicans chose Vice-President Richard M. Nixon to oppose Kennedy for the presidency. Kennedy's old opponent, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., then U.S. delegate to the UN, was Nixon's running mate. The 1960 campagin was a hard-fought race. Both candidates were young, vigorous campaigners. At first, most experts believed Nixon would win. He had the advantage of being Vice-Presient under Eisenhower, an unusually popular President. But Kennedy was not as unknown as some persons believed. His good looks, ...
- 57: 1968
- ... the United States by announcing that he will not try to get re-elected. Johnson returned to his home in Texas in 1969, and died on January 22, 1973, RICHARD NIXON Richard Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yurba Linda, California. During World War II he served as a United States navy officer. In 1946, he was elected to the House of Representatives and then the Senate in 1950. He served as Dwight Eisenhower's Vice President from 1952 to 1960. Nixon became the thirty-seventh president in 1968. President Richard Nixon was the only president who realized that the United States did not and does not have the funds to ...
- 58: The Transition of Power From President to President
- ... the vice-presidency by a hair but four years later gained the prestige of a first-ballot nominee for President. The world watched in anticipation as the heated debates between Nixon and JFK came to a close with JFK winning in the popular vote making him the first ever Roman Catholic President in history. His inaugural speech was one which no ... didn't want to be hindered by politics. Although the peace-talks were under way he died before seeing them of a heart-attack on January 22, 1973. Richard M. Nixon Nixon; born in California in 1913, he studied at Whittier College and Duke University Law School before devoting his time to the study of law. Marrying Patricia Ryan in 1940, ...
- 59: The Ice Storm
- ... his brother ponders nature and the body of sexually curious Wendy Hood in a neighbor s empty swimming pool. Surrounding them all is the sour stench of a disgraced President Nixon on his last political legs and a nation withdrawing from an unpopular war in Vietnam. As they wont for nothing material, their detachment from the daily struggles of life fuels ... but it is this belief which ultimately ends his life. Wendy is 14 years old, and well-aware of her sexuality. She is also disgusted by the Watergate hearings, and Nixon s behavior during them. She is at once a little girl and jaded world observer. She draws Sandy into the bathroom for I ll-show-you-mine-if-you-show-me-yours , but speaks eloquently of Nixon s lies. She shares an adolescent affair with Mike, but knows of Sandy infatuation with her. Her behavior is reflective of that of her parents, in that she longs ...
- 60: Operation Linebacker
- ... Strategic Offensive Air Operation as “...may have played a role not unlike two B-29s over Japan 27 years earlier”. (Knight: 77) I’ll start by explaining why President Richard Nixon gave the order to begin this new bombing campaign. 2. The primary goal of Linebacker II was to force North Vietnam to return to the Paris peace talks and sign ... Advisor, Henry Kissinger, believed these demands were just a smokescreen intended to put off the talks long enough for the new United States Congress to come into session. He and Nixon feared, as written in Earl Tilford’s book Setup-What the Air Force did in Vietnam and Why, that the Democratic controlled congress would “legislate the United States out of the war... and give Hanoi a better peace agreement by default”. (Tilford: 253) Nixon wanted to wrap up the peace talks before that happened. How could the United States accomplish in two months what it hadn’t in almost 12 years? 3. The ...
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