Richard Nixon- He set up the Dirty Tricks Organization. They set up tricks against the democrats who they thought could have a chance to beat them. Richard Nixon used this organization to help him get elected easier. This was a rigged election. They basically took away all the candidates from the democrats who had any sort of chance. It helped him get elected and led him to resigning.
Accomplishments- He was very open to helping women. He set up state committed to get equal black and whites in schools to make sure blacks weren't discriminated. He was the last president to deal with desegregated schools. He did a lot of anti-crime laws. He called himself the law and order president but he really was a crook with the Dirty Tricks Organization. He was fiscally balanced.
Accomplishments- Vietnam conflict dominated much of his presidency- war became very unpopular. Promised to end the war. He wanted to leave Vietnam with peace. He started pulling troops out. He wanted to "Vietnamiztion" Vietman. He wanted them to have control of their government. He was unpopular for expanding the war in Vietnam.
Environment- He did a lot to help the environment
Women- Signed Title 9. Says women have to have the same number of scholarships as men. He did a lot to help women. He did a lot for sports for women.
Equal Employment Opportunity Act- enforces laws against workplace discrimination. based on an individuals race, color national origin.
Other Accomplishments- Approved the development of NASA's Space Shuttle program. Nixon also lowered the maximum speed limit to 55 miles per hour to conserve gasoline during the crisis.
Watergate- It was the home to the democratic national headquarters.
- This is wear they held their campaign.
- They were bugging phones. They noticed one of the bugs wasn't working.
- So they went back in and they caught the 5 men going back in because the way they put the tape on the door.
- When two Washington Post reporters got the story so they kept investigating. Right when they are about to give up on the investigati
- ng.
- The FBI informant "Deep Throat" kept following the money. Nixon was using the CIA to block the FBI investigation. For a year or more Nixon downplayed it. He kept denying.
- FBI eventually confirmed that Nixon was involved.
- Nixon destroyed himself because of all this.
Gerald Ford
- Nixon's VP
- Took over when Nixon resigned
Assignation Attempts
- There were two attempts on his life
- It was attempted by two women
- People didn't like that he was involved with Nixon
Elections
- He was an outstanding athlete at Michigan
- He turned down going to the pros because he wanted to go to politics
- He wasn't voted in by the people
- But he had to be approved by congress
- He lost to Jimmy Carter in the 76 election
Accomplishments
- He reduced the deficit for the first time since WW2
- Pardoned Nixon- a "corrupt bargain"
- He didn't think it would be fair if Nixon had to go to trail and prison
- Offered a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War draft dodgers who had fled to countries such as Canada. He told them to come back and wouldn't punish them
- Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975) this was so special education children
- Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act was passed to allow refugees to immigrate to the US
The Vietnam Conflict
- Its a war that we didn't win but didn't really lose
- Helicopters were very important due to the jungle terrain
- There were kids who would kill our soldiers and elderly people
- So sometimes we were forced to kill old people due to what they would do
The French Connection
- France had gained control of Indochina
- During WW2 Vichy France worked with Japanese forces in controlling Indochina during WW2
- The French had control for a long time and then France still didn't give control to the Vietnamese and then Vietnam defeated them
Ho Chi Minh
- We wanted to be a peoples leader
- Dressed poor to fit in
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