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- 71: Social Effects of the Vietnam War on the United States
- ... in the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 1968. However, on the streets an antiwar demonstration broke out. Hundreds of demonstrators and police were wounded. Because of disorder Richard Nixon won the presidential election. He promised to bring order back to this country, and a "secret plan" to end the war. In 1969 antiwar demonstrations took place. In fact, Washington, D.C. was filled with over 250,000 demonstrators twice. During candle lit ceremonies names of Americans killed in Vietnam were read. To quiet the protestors, President Nixon used a policy of Vietnamization (7). President Nixon hoped that reducing the number of Americans getting killed in Vietnam the protests against the war would stop. In April of 1970 President Nixon secretly ordered an attack on ...
- 72: 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 ...
- 73: Martin Luther King Jr. 3
- ... a bus driver to give up her seat to a white passenger. When she refused, she was arrested and taken to jail. Local leaders of the NAACP, especially Edgar D. Nixon, recognized that the arrest of the popular and highly respected Parks was the event that could rally local blacks to a bus protest. Nixon also believed that a citywide protest should be led by someone who could unify the community. Unlike Nixon and other leaders in Montgomery s black community, the recently arrived King had no enemies. Furthermore, Nixon saw King s public-speaking gifts as great assets in the battle ...
- 74: Political Policies Between The United States And The Soviet
- ... Carter's efforts to develop a set of boundaries for the principles of détente. Détente began to collapse almost as soon as it had begun. Watergate undermined President Richard M. Nixon's credibility; Senator Jackson's Amendment in regards to the Jewish community and Angola all compromised Democratic/ Soviet relations. In spite of all this, by 1977 Détente was still a ... upcoming Olympic games to be held in Moscow. Washington seemed to be floundering in the Cold War attempt at détente and the very ideology of peace was cut short. Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger had previously developed a strategy of détente as a way to establish World order. In an era of nuclear vulnerability negotiations were imperative. However, there was a ... United States to a more modest role in international relations from one of superiority. Each country saw itself as the manager of transition in an age of nuclear parity. Richard Nixon said, "our goal is different to theirs. We seek peace as an end in itself. They seek victory, with peace being at this time a means to an end ...
- 75: President Gerald Ford
- ... the people. One of them was raising their spirits and hopes for the people to the government. He helped people gain confidence in their president again after losing confidence with Nixon. He set new records and started getting the United States on its feet again after having a very hard time in the past. He started his presidency with an oath ... the executive branch." (3, page 29) Presidency After Agnew resigned, Ford was then nominated as Vice President from the House of Representatives. About six months later, The Watergate scandal forced Nixon to resign. Ford set records as the 1st president in history who had not been chosen in a national election as President or Vice-President. He soon pardoned Nixon for the crimes he might of commited during office. Ford wanted people to look ahead and stop worrying about Nixon and Watergate. As soon as he got in office, ...
- 76: Political Policies Between The
- ... Carter's efforts to develop a set of boundaries for the principles of détente. Détente began to collapse almost as soon as it had begun. Watergate undermined President Richard M. Nixon's credibility; Senator Jackson's Amendment in regards to the Jewish community and Angola all compromised Democratic/ Soviet relations. In spite of all this, by 1977 Détente was still a ... upcoming Olympic games to be held in Moscow. Washington seemed to be floundering in the Cold War attempt at détente and the very ideology of peace was cut short. Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger had previously developed a strategy of détente as a way to establish World order. In an era of nuclear vulnerability negotiations were imperative. However, there was a ... United States to a more modest role in international relations from one of superiority. Each country saw itself as the manager of transition in an age of nuclear parity. Richard Nixon said, "our goal is different to theirs. We seek peace as an end in itself. They seek victory, with peace being at this time a means to an end ...
- 77: Welafre
- ... Kennedy was the nation's first Roman Catholic president. He was inaugurated in January 1961, succeeding Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He defeated the Republican candidate, Vice-President Richard M. Nixon, by little more than 100,000 votes. It was one of the closest elections in the nation's history. Although Kennedy and his vice-presidential running mate, Lyndon B. Johnson ... the Electoral College vote. Kennedy thus became the 14th minority president. Because of the close vote, election results were challenged in many states. The official electoral vote was Kennedy 303, Nixon 219, and Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia 15. Kennedy's Family President Kennedy's great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Ireland in 1858. They settled in Boston ... across the nation. At the 1960 Democratic convention in Los Angeles he received his party's nomination on the first ballot. During the campaign Kennedy and Vice-President Richard M. Nixon met in four nationally televised debates. It was generally conceded that these television appearances helped Kennedy more than Nixon. Problems Facing the New President As Kennedy took office, cold- ...
- 78: Vietnam War
- ... The US Department of Defense estimated that a total of 45,000 North Vietnamese and NFL soldiers had been killed. In 1968, Jonhson himself decided not to seek reelection. Richard Nixon ran for the presidency declaring that he would bring "peace with honor" if elected. More than 30,000 young Americans had been killed in the war when Nixon took office in January 1969. In July 1969, he issued a Nixon doctrine which stated that US troops would no longer be directly involved in Asian wars. He ordered the withdrawal of 25,000 troops. Nixon also setted a Phoenix Program ...
- 79: A New Generation
- ... to the "air of easy confidence" he portrayed (Burner 48). In 1960, Kennedy ran for the presidency with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, against Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon. The debates between Nixon and Kennedy were televised. Burner believes that "Nixon's biggest error turned out to be agreeing to this series of four debates" (Burner 53). Nixon appeared dull and unattractive, while Kennedy performed with maturity and style. He ...
- 80: 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 ...
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