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Nixon (continued)-
6. took down organized crime
7. "Vietnamization"-1969-72
8. visited China
9. 1973 Yom Kippur War
10. watergate scandal
The Watergate Scandal:
June 17, 1972
burglars caught in watergate complex
Nixon claimed uninvolvement
CIA tried to stop FBI
members under Nixon convicted
members say Nixon has oval office tapes
august 5, 1974, Nixon releases all tapes
august 8, Nixon resigns
September 8, president Ford pardons Nixon
popularity:
highest was 69
lowest was 30
Gerald Ford-
born july 14, 1914
was a star college football player
served the navy during WWII
died in 2006
Achievements:
economic policy board
whip inflation now - WIN
federal elections campaign act of 1974
freedom of information act
privacy act of 1974
energy policy conservation act
forest and rangeland renewable resources act
"sunshine" law
evacuate troops from vietnam
reduced inflation/unemployment
approval rating:
highest- 1974
lowest- 1974
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