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- 61: The US 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 ...
- 62: George Bush
- ... by Democrat Ralph Yarborough. Two years later, Bush ran and won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, which he had for two terms. In 1970 however, President Nixon encouraged him to try the Senate again which he did. Unfortunately he was defeated by Democrat Lloyd Bentsen. After Bush's loss in the senate election, President Nixon appointed him as the U.S. ambassador to the UN. When Nixon was re-elected in 1972, he then bumped up Bush to being the chairman of the Republican National Committee. A year later, the Watergate Scandal incident took place which ...
- 63: Kent State University Incident
- Kent State University Incident The End of the Innocence After a long period of fighting a defensive war in Vietnam, on April 29, 1970, President Richard Nixon launched a full scale attack in Cambodia, which greatly accelerated America¹s involvment in this conflict. The reaction from the American college student population was one that led into great controversy and heated debates. When Nixon announced his decision on the following day, many people were upset, and thousands of people protested. The end result of one particular protest was bloody, and a perfect example of ... made on that day will often have a snowball affect that lead into problems for all persons envolved. On May 3, 1970 students of Kent State University rallied to protest Nixon¹ s announcement. There was violent protesting all through the night. Windows were broken, cars were destroyed, and the ROTC building was burned to the ground. When the firemen arrived, ...
- 64: A Time To Step Down
- ... to replace and therefore the president must be impeached or resign. In 1974 the Nation witnessed its first president to resign from office. Due to the mounting evidence of President Nixon role in the 1973 Watergate scandal, (burglars broke in to the National Democratic Headquarters.) Richard Nixon resigned from office, his resignation August 8th due to proof on the following charges including obstruction of justice, abuse of presidential power, and the refusal to obey house subpoenas. Did Richard Nixon resign because he knew that he lost the faith of the Republican Party and most important of all, American people? The American people felt that they were lied to, ...
- 65: The War in Vietnam
- ... and agonizing reduction of U.S. involvement. Johnson limited the bombing, began peace talks with Hanoi and the NLF, and withdrew as a candidate for reelection. His successor, Richard M. Nixon, announced a program of Vietnamization, which basically represented a return to the Eisenhower and Kennedy policies of helping Vietnamese forces fight the war, Nixon gradually reduced U.S. ground troops in Vietnam, but he increased the bombing; the tonnage dropped after 1969 exceeded the already prodigious levels reached by Johnson. Nixon expanded air and ground operations into Cambodia and Laos in attempts to block enemy supply routes along Vietnam's borders. He traveled to Moscow and Beijing for talks and ...
- 66: The Vietnam War
- ... end the bombing on March 31, 1968. This inadvertently allowed the United States and North Vietnam to begin peace talks in May,1971, in Paris(Hearden 120). In 1969, Richard Nixon took office as president of the United States. He based his campaign on his promise that he had a ,"plan to end the war." During his first term, he expanded ... into both Cambodia and Laos. These actions had little effect on the outcome of the war(Gibbons 193). In the years that followed, Congress slowly but surely lost faith in Nixon's tactics. They voted to end the bombing in Cambodia in 1971. From 1971 through 1973, the war slowly began to decline. The battles between the North and South decreased ... stood in the way of communist victory and the end of the war was United States forces(Werner 267). The united States and North Vietnam began peace talks in 1971, Nixon's plans for peace were not successful. The Communist government in Vietnam wanted no part in an agreement of peace within a year. The North wanted America to leave ...
- 67: George Bush Biography
- ... by Democrat Ralph Yarborough. Two years later, Bush ran and won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, which he had for two terms. In 1970 however, President Nixon encouraged him to try the Senate again which he did. Unfortunately he was defeated by Democrat Lloyd Bentsen. After Bush's loss in the senate election, President Nixon appointed him as the U.S. ambassador to the UN. When Nixon was re-elected in 1972, he then bumped up Bush to being the chairman of the Republican National Committee. A year later, the Watergate Scandal incident took place which ...
- 68: The War In Vietnam
- ... and agonizing reduction of U.S. involvement. Johnson limited the bombing, began peace talks with Hanoi and the NLF, and withdrew as a candidate for reelection. His successor, Richard M. Nixon, announced a program of Vietnamization, which basically represented a return to the Eisenhower and Kennedy policies of helping Vietnamese forces fight the war, Nixon gradually reduced U.S. ground troops in Vietnam, but he increased the bombing; the tonnage dropped after 1969 exceeded the already prodigious levels reached by Johnson. Nixon expanded air and ground operations into Cambodia and Laos in attempts to block enemy supply routes along Vietnam's borders. He traveled to Moscow and Beijing for talks and ...
- 69: Sartre and Homosexuality
- ... yet at the same time he would be aware that this was not, in fact, the case. Another paradigm that we could use is the example of Ex-President Richard Nixon. Nixon’s infamous statement, "I am not a crook," is a nearly perfect example. By stating outright that he is not a crook, Nixon is actually telling the truth. He is saying that though it is true that he may have committed criminal acts, he is not a criminal. There is no deception ...
- 70: The Clinton Sex Scandal
- ... F. Kennedy was not King Arthur but Sir Lancelot in the Camelot of his presidency." There were also other presidential scandals that weren't sexually related, such as Richard Mulhouse Nixon, who was in office between 1969 and 1974. When five intruders were caught inside Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate hotel on June 17, 1972, American history changed forever. An investigation into the break-in revealed a web of political spying and sabotage – and unraveled the Nixon presidency itself. The illegal activities and cover-up attempts resulted in the indictments of some 40 government officials and the resignation of the 37th president of the United States. In the 1980s, Nixon regained some stature in the field of international affairs. But the release in 1997 of more than 200 hours of tapes made in the Nixon White House threw yet ...
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