9-11=new blog assignment
war on Drugs-1971 supplemental security income provides money to low income people who are either aged 65 or older, blind or disabled. saw large scale intergration of schools in the south. supported affimative action. signed title IX prohiibiting gender discrimination in all federally funded schools. equal employment opportunity act enfoces laws agains work place discrimination based on an individuals race color national origin religion sex age perceived intelligence and disability. abortion was legalized during nixon's presidency. US astronauts landed on the moon. nixon approved the development of NASA's space shuttle program in 1972 president nixon traveld to china where the president was to have direct talks with mao zedong and chou en lai. this eased realtions with the US and China and China(not Taiwan) was recongnized as the official china. five men were caught breaking tinto democratic party headquarters at the watergate gotel in washington D.C. on june 17, 1972 to find dirt on the democratic party. two washington post reporters carl bernstein and bob woodward investigated the story. woodward and bernstein relied on an FBI informatnt knon as deep throat to link the ment to the nixon whit woulse follow the money. this became one of a series of scandalous acts involving the committee to re elect the president.
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