Today in Mr.Bruns class we're going over the presidential blogs again.
The Great Society, Elementry and Secondary Education Act of 1965-For the first time, large amounts of federal money went to public schools and the focus was poor schools, Higher Education Act of 1965, which focused on funding lower income students, including grants, work-study money, and government loans, Set up the National Endowment for the Arts. Gun Control Act on 1968 regulates the firearms industry and firearm owners.
President Richard Nixon-37th 1969-1974
Vice President of Eisenhower, lost 1960 election to JFK, the only person to be elected twice to both the Presidency and the Vice Presidency, only president to resign from office.
Environmental Decade, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean air Act of 1970, Federal Water pollution Control Act, Established many government agencies: 1. Environmental Protection Agency..
War on Drugs-1971, Supported affirmative action, Saw large scale integregation of schools in the south, Signed title 9(1972) prohibiting gender discrimination in all federally funded schools.
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