Richard Nixon
Watergate Scandal
- June 17, 1972
- 5 men broke into office of DNC
- Connected to Nixon’s reelection campaign
- Caught while attempting to wiretap phones and secret documents
- Historians are unsure if Nixon knew about it
- Took steps to cover it up
- Raised “Hush money” for burglars
- Tried to stop FBI investigation of the crime
- Destroyed evidence
- Fired uncooperative staff members
- Resigned rather than be faced with impeachment
Legacy
- Revolutionized foreign relations, set the foundation for modern environmental regulations, and supported rights for women, but he will be forever associated with the Watergate Scandal that ended his presidency.
Gerald Ford (R)- 38th
Gerald Ford was Nixon's Vice President
Took over when nixon resigns
Accomplishments
- Granted Richard Nixon a pardon- he was "above the law"
- Let people come back into the country who had fled from the draft
- "Whip Inflation Now" called for Americans to reduce their spending and consumption in an attempt to stop inflation
- Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975) established education through schools in the US
- Ford wanted to help the south Vietnam but congress didn't
- Indochina migration and Refugee Assistance Act was passed
Only presidential election was against Jimmy Carter and he lost
Jimmy Carter
Background
- Grew up in Plains Georgia
- Peanut farmer, basketball player, FFA
- Served in the Navy in WW2
- Married Rosalynn Smith
- Served as Senator and Governor
- When he told his mon she was running for president she asked president of what
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