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 investigating. 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.
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