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Presidents Discussion
Harry Truman-33rd pres.-1945-1953--Became vice president for FDR in January 1945-took over for FDR when he died April 1945-One of the most unpopular presidents of all time when he left office-rating has improved over the years-he was in one election against thomas Dewey- truman won 49 percent of the popular vote but eventually won the election. Civil Rights Accomplishments-He tried to deal with racism and tried to help the African american. He did alot for the African americans. He had a ten point plan that pushed to d......he did stuff in WW2-Dropped the a-bomb etc.-the economy was struggling going from a wartime economy to peace time economy-he helped with the United nations-Created the CIA and the National Security Council-Took a hard line stance against communism and the soviet union-policy of containment-The Buck stops here-The FAIR DEAL-similar to FDR's new deal, aimed to promote the economy and social welfare, faced alot of optimism form the southern democrats and republican, most proposal did not get passed, Civil rights, housing social security minimmum wage health labor education agriculture-got the US involved in vietnam by giving aid to France-Recognized a a homeland for the jewish people-Fired General Douglas McArther, because he talked about dropping an a-bomb on china, Truman didnt want to go to war with China and maybe the Soviet Union-There were a couple of assination attemps over Puerto Rican Independence. Assination attempts-He was sleeping and heard commotion and gunfire because police were trying to stop the attemp. Scandel- his daughter-singer-reviewer said bad things about her and he sent the reviewer a letter that contained things that he probably shouldnt have said.
Dwight Eisenhower(R)-34th pres-1953-1961-Famous WW2 general-Decided to join the republican party after ww2-guarenteed him to win the election--in 52 he ran against adly stevenston-first republican in office since hoover-he was big on civil rights he promised to end the korean war- I like ike-accomplishments-the interstate system-he feared that the people would need an excape system and the military would need to get around quickly-helped end the korean war-developed NASA-kept the new deal programs-really wanted to desegregate the country- used the CIA to do covert-operations to disrupt communist governments-Plessy vs Ferguson- Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka-really started the desegregation of schools. it took twenty years for the desegragaiton to take place.-deported a lot of illegal immigrants.
President John F. Kennedy 1961-1963 (D) (35th)
- Served in WWII
- Was a US representative and senator from Massachusetts before becoming President
- Married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier
- First and only Catholic president
- Youngest elected president and seond youngest president
- Assassinated in 1963 in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald.
- When president had an affair with Marylin Monroe.
- Wife didnt want to ruin his career.
- PT boat he was aboard was rammed by a Japanese submarine.
- JFK saved many lifes that day by swimming them to shore
- 1960 election
- real close
- Nixon against Kennedy
- 49.7%-49.6%
- Kennedy won because of his V.P running mate Johnson.
- Televised Debates
Accomplishments
- Created the peace corps
- Made a statement that we would be to the moon
- Increased the special forces in Vietnam
- CIA over threw the communist in Iraq.
- The New Frontier
- promised federal funding for
- education
- medical care for the elderly
- economic aid to riral regions and
- government intercention to halt recession
- end racial discrimination
- Signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963-federal law aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex
Civil Rights
- All for equal rights
- Tried to desegregate in the south
- Bill was passed
Assassinations
- Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald-Marina wife-He worked at Texas School Book Depository-
- Shot Kennedy with a Mannlischer commando Riffle
- He shot an officer with a pistol-JD Tippet
- Oswald arrested in Texas Theatre
- Oswald Killed by Strip Club owner Jack Ruby
- during a parade in Dallas, Texas
- Accused and before he could be tried Jack Ruby shot him
- Conspiracy that CIA was involved
- Was in Dallas because of Election in a year
- Taken To parkland hospital
vice-President Lyndin B. Jonston
Warren Commission-Warren Report-Said that Oswald did it all by himself-There was no conspiricy-etc
Conspiracy Theories
-Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives-1978
-Said that JFK "was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy."
-Unable to identify the other gunman or the extent of the conspiracy.
JFK Act
Congress released all records concerned with the death of the President Kennedy
Who might have killed JFK--Cubans(castro-and the anti-castro),The KGB-USSR,THe US Mafia,THe CIA(US Government), The zero game. Nixon?-The Three Tramps?
President Lyndon Johnson D 36th president
JFKs vice president
took over after JFK was assassinated
64 election
-blow out
-running against berry goldwater-not very moderate
-Johnson got over 60 percent of the vote
Johnson
-interesting election
-the shift in the electorates-the people that vote completely switch-most of the black people voted for johnson because of the civil rights acts he passed
68 election-didnt run for president. vietnam wore him down
Accomplishments
Great Society
-Johnson's plan to:aid education,attack disease,Medicare and Medicaid, urban renewal, beautification, development of depressed regions, war on poverty, control and prevention of crime, removal of obstacles to the right to vote, environment.
-Education: Elementry education and secondary education act of 1965-For the first time, large amounts of federal money went to public schools and the focus was poor schools.
--Higher education act of 65, focused on funding lower income students, including grants, work study mondy, an government loans
--Set up the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the arts
--Economic opportunity Act helped start Head Start, food stamps, Work Study, Medicare and Medicaid
-Gun Control Act of 68
--regulates the firarms industry and firearms owners. Passed in response to the assassinations of JFK,RFK, and MLKJ.
Civil Rights
-Civil rights act of 64 which outlawed most forms of racial segregation
-Voting Rights act 65-outlawed discrimination in voting thus allowing millions of southern blacks to vote for the first time
-started affirmative action laws
-Passed immigration act of 65-allower more non-european people to immigrate to US. Immigration more than doubled between 65-70.
Nixon-37th-
Background:jan 9 1913,
only president ever to resign from office. he was a senator from california, and was vice pres for 8 years. Married in 1940 to Pat. Had four brothers who were named after kings of england. Forbidden from playing sports. He is not from a wealthy family. Family had history of tubercolosis. Lost an election to kennedy.
Only person to be elected twice to both the presidency and vicepresidency
68 election-
He decided to run-thought he had a good chance of winning because of the democrats and the vietnam war-Tried to make himself look like a figure of stability-Nixon said that he would try to bring the country closer together. George walice took alot of votes away from nixon.
72 election-
Nixon gets over 60 percent of the popular vote. It was one of the biggest blowouts in history. ran against George Mcgovern-feared edward musky-played dirty tricks on people-they sent out false things about people so he would have a good chance to win.
Assination attempts-none died from a stroke
Accomplishments-
-Vietnam Conflict dominated much of his presidency-war became very unpopular
-Promised to end the war--Peace with honor
-Expanded the war to Cambodia and Laos-bombing Ho Chi Minh Trail
-Started pulling troops out of Vietnam as promised
-The Nixon Doctrine-Vietnamization of the war
-Paris Peace Accords signed in 1973 stoppd the fighting and got the US out of the war.
-only president to have a balanced buget
-ended the required draft
-Started the process to end the cold war
-created revenue sharing
-He improved relations with China and USSR
-created the equal rights ammendment for women
-ended segregation
Enviromental Decade
-National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, Federal Water pollution Control anc, Established the EPA etc
First president to declare war on drugs
Supplemental security Income-provides money to lowincome people who are either aged blind or disabled
saw large scale integration of schools in the south
supported affirmative action
Signed Title 9(1972)-prohibiting gender discrimination in all federally funded schools-good for women
Equal employment Opportunity Act-enforces lagws against workplace discrimination based on an individual's race color, national orgin, religion.sex, age . percived intelligency
Abortion was legalied during Nixons Presidency
US austronauts landed on the moon-69
Nixon approved the development of NASAs Space Shuttle program.
WATERGATE-Hotel in D.C-burgulars broke into the demecratic headquarters stationed there.
-Biggest Presidential Scandel in US History-ruined Nixon-
-Five men were caught breaking into Democratic party Headquarters at watergate office hotel complex-june 17 1972-to find dirt on the D-party.
-Two Washington Post reporters, Carl Bernstien and Bob Woodward, investigated the story-
-Woodward and barnstein relied on an FBI informant known as "Deep Throat" to link the men to the Nixon Whitehouse--"follow the money"
-The men had gone in a second time to rebug the wires that were not working
-This became on of a series of scandalous acts involving the committe to Re-Elect the President
-Nixon downlayed the scandal and denounced the story as biased and misleading
-FBI eventually confirmed that Nixon aids had attempted to sabaotage the Democrats--Many began resigning and faced prosevution
-Nixon was involved by trying to cover up the break-in (obstruction of Justice) and eventually resigned from the presidency.
President Gerald Ford-R-38th-74-77
Nixons Vice President-he was in the house of representatives-congress choose him as vicepresident-Real name Lesly linchking-after his Biological father
-born in Omaha Neb.
-He played foot ball in collage
born in 1913, In the navy in WW2, he was on the warren commission
-Only Guy never to be elected president or vicepresident
First thing he did was pardoned a Nixon- "corrupted bargin- reason why he probably didnt win the election
he tried to send troops to vietnam but congress wouldn't let him
wanted to lower taxes to prevent economic growth
offered Conditionl amnesty program for vietnam war draft dodgers who had fled to countries such as canada
"whip Inflation Now" called for americans to reduce their spending and consumption n an attemp to stop inflation
Education for all Handicapped Children Act(75) Established special education in school througout the US
continued easing of tensions with the USSR
April 75 all of vietnam became communist
we allowed refugees to immigrate to the US
Two assination attemps
75-by lady from a serial killers family-ford was in sacramento-secret service guy tackled
Sarah j moore-San Fransisco- shot once missed-a guy stopped her from firing again- she was mentaly unstable.
Vietnam war-1950-1975
never officially declared war
helicopters were the main mode of transportation during the war
First war that americans and african americains were put together
started by something that was staged but didnt really happen
enemy used Gurillia warfare.
Only time they actually attacked us head on was the Tet offensive
Morally it was a loss- but big victory for the millitary
First Televised war
Jimmy Carter-39
born 25-family of four childeren-In FFA-went to the United states naval acadmey-he ran the families peanut farm-Former governer of Georgia-had good intentions as president
Elections-76-Democrat against Ford-had 50.1 percent of the votes-east west split-close election--80-Ran against Ronald Regan-Blow Out--Regan Won-people blamed Carter for many things.
Accomplishments- Panamal Canal Treaty-Said that the US was no longer in control of the Panama Canal (given to Panama)
--Talt 2 treaty with the Soviet Union-reduce Neuclear weapons
--Boycotted the 80 olympic games in moscow
--Declared amnesty to Vietnam draft dodgers
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--Afgansaistan invasion by Russia-helped bring down the Soviet union-Purpose was to help out the communist gov't that had been in place there since 78. Western countries conspired to help get rid of this govt. we sent military aid to the muhahideen(people doing jihad)
Iran hostage crisis-52 hostages in iran for 444 days-failed attempt to rescue these people-A group of islamic Student and militants
islamic revolution 70s-over through the old government who were friendly to us-they took our hostages from the US embassy-they wanted us to turn over the old leader for the hostages we didn't -Iraq invaded Iran which is why they released the hostages.
--Ronald Regan-40th
-Radio broadcaster in davenport Iowa-for $10 a game he was the announcer for the Hawkeye games-he was an actor for a couple decades-Governer of California-
84-election-Blowout-against Mondale-said he was too old-Carters Vice President from minnisota-people now say that they want to be a republican like Ronald Regan-
Accomplishments-
-airtraffic controller strike-not legal to go on strike when you work for the government-believed in lassie fair
-Reganomics-lowering taxes-control the money supply to reduce inflation,
-American troops in lebanan were bombed. He pulled them out
-supported anti communist movements worldwide-opposed to Detente-ordered a massice military buildup in an arms race with the USSR
Assinaiton Attempt-March 81,
John Higgly Jr.-obsession with jody foster-saw a film_"taxi Driver"-He starts to stalk her-she was not impressed-he decieded to kill the president because he thought it would impress her like what happened in the movie.-He had a disease that made him truly believe that she loved him.-He shot Regan and two other people-Secret Service man and James Brady-
End of the cold war-Met with the leader of the Soviet Union Several times-Talked about peace and deplomacy-pushed the soviets to take down the berlin wall-the people of the soviet union really liked him-at the end of the presidency it was pretty much over
-Called the soviet union the evil empire-massive military buildup-opposed to Detante(easying of tentions)-
Gorvachov-was despised by his country-but other countries loved him.
Why did the Us win/lose the Cold war-#10
Win-We had close ties with our allies and the USSr didnt
-China started siding with us after 1972
-The soviet economy was in shambles whereas the USs was flourishing
-THEM=Huge deficit, High inflation, Corruption, Social problems, Shortage of basic needs(food, housing)
-The strong anti-communists presidency of Regan
-Gorbachev's willingness for change and reform
1.Glasnost and perestroika-opening in the government and the economy, admitted soviet mistakes, Took blame for the Cold war, communist system had failed,**-allowed Easter europe to do what they wanted
-Arms Reduction Talks-Salt, Inf, Regan-Gorbachev meetings
-Soviet Mistakes
-Invasion of Afghanistan, ignoring social concerns, spent everything on military
Events-
-Challenger exploded -there was a teacher on board
War on Drugs
-Regan announced a War on Drugs in 1982 do tu crak epidemic-Nancy Regan -
HW BUSH-41st pres
Served as the vice president for regan-made money from oil
Oldes surviving Former President
probably became president because of Regan
Different Iran hostage crises in this time
Accomplishment-
Went after the guy in Panama
Pursian Gulf War- August 1990-Feb-91-Iraq invaded Kuait because of oil issue.
Started=oil problems between the two
Operation Desert Shield=sent troops to saudi ariba to keep Iraq from invading for their oil-tell saudam husainn to stop invading-
Operation Of Desert Storm-invade kuwait Colation Force victiory,, Iraqi withdrawl from Kuwait, Destruction of Iradi/Kuwaiti infrastructure
AFTER:91-03 -No Fly zone-no planes in certain parts of Iraq and saudi arabia to protect the people there-Weapon inspectors- to make sure they are not creating weapons of mass destruction- Sadum kept people out then let them back in-He wanted people to think he had WMDs so we went in thinking that they did have weapons of mass destructon
How did this war eventually lead to 911
-we were still in saudi Arabia-Al quid-a we had helped them over through the previous communist government now we were bombing them
Lost the next election to bill clinton-it was against 3 people Bush was running for reeleciton
Probably would have won if it would have not been for Ross Pourt
Berlin Wall came down during his term
Americans with Disabilities Act of 90 which prohibits discrimination based on disability
Took down Manuel Noriega in Panama--He was using the Panama Canal to traffic drugs internationaly
Tried to help with the Somali Civil War with UNITAF
NAFTA-eliminated tarriffProbably would have won if it would have not been for Ross Perots between Canada, Mexico, and The US
Bill Clinton-42
Was a lawer
Youngest Governer of Arkansas
only the second president President ever to be impeached
Accomplishments-
-he helped families by signing the Family and Medical Leave Act of 93-Required large employers to allow employees to take unpaid leave for Pregnancy or a serius medical condition
-Education made a direct student loan program.
-He will be remembered by democrats very fondly
-lowered taxes for low income families and raised axes for the wealthiest Americans
-Under Clinton, THe US had a federal budget surplus for the first time since 1969
-Brady Bill-Started federal backgrond checks on firearm purchasers in the United States
-Dont ask dont tell policy in the military
-set up the first presidental website
-DOMA-Defines marriage for federal purposes as the legal union of one man and one women.-allowed individual states to refuse to recognize gay marriages performed in other states
Scandels-
-Whitewater-Him and the mcdoogles bought some land and selled it off in lots. Gave out an illegal loan for this to happen. Not
-Sex scandel-Paula Jones:accused Bill of sexual assult: bill settled for 850,000
-Monica Lewinsky-white house intern-she and Clinton had an intimate relationship-she was friends with linda Tripp who recorded the phone calls-Clinton Denied it but later admitted to it- and was impeach later because he lied under oath-
Impeachment by the house-not the Senate-Clinton and Andrew Johnson
Challenges
-Failed to get his uniersal helth care plan passed
-white water Scaldal
-Battle of Mogadsu in somalia-our planes were shot down and some of our people killed
-Osma bin Laden-al-Aaeda bombings in Africa-88 they attacked US embassys and some other us things
-Bombed Iraq(Saddam Hussein) frequently from 98-01
George W. Bush-
Background-son of 41 president-Grew up in Texas-Joined the National Guard-Honorably discharged-went to harvard and Yale- only president to get his masters- married Laura- Governor Of texas from 95-00--Co-owner of the Texas Rangers for a short time
Electon-Bush won-271 electoral votes- Al gore won the popular votes-Florida-had close votes only 500 votes seperated the two in florida and THe supreme court decieded it would go to Bush
04 election-won by a little more-John Karry is who he ran against-easy win-
Accomplishments-
-Bush Tax Cuts-Passed after US govt had three straight years of budget surpluses-the surplus is not the bovernments money the surplus is the peoples money
-No Child left Behind Act-Aimed to measure and close the gap between rich and poor student performance-provide options to parents with students in low-performing schools-target more federal funding to low-income schools
9-11-2001
Four airplanes-two were hijacked from people from al Queda Osama bin laden-Two crashed into the twin towers-one crashed into the pentagon- another was traveling to the capital and the people took it back and crashed it
-we beefed up our security-
-Positive-we all came together
we went to war in Afghanistan-result of 911-Taliban was the government in charge there and allowed al Queda to train there-we invaded because they wouldn't let us in. We hope to be out of there by 2014
War in Iraq-Two years after Afghanistan-Abu Ghraib Prison abuse-made the war and us unpopular-CIA was getting information that Sadaum Houssein was Weapons of mass destruction-chemical neuclear etc.-03 the inspectors were not allowed into the country-we invaded later because they didn't let them in-we started a democratic government there-al Queda started to come into the country-04 the Military men found Hussein and he was put on trial and was eventually convicted and the Iraqi government Hanged him-There were muslem groups that didnt like each other and they would descriminate against the other if just one was in control of the government
Surge-Bush sent more troops (20,000 or so) into Iraq-did bring down violence
Obama brought the troops out in 2011
Waterboarding-lie someone down and pour water over a towel over your mouth to get them to tell stuff
Critizes for the action he took over Katrina because he took so long
War in Iraq and War in Afganistan
Af-started by us and our allies because of 9-11 we wanted to get rid of the Taliban and al-Quadea-we drove them out of power quickly-they were gone after a month or so-2 years ago we got Osama Bin Ladan-Obama wants us out by 2014-
Iraq-we suspected WMDs-Leader was Sadum Hussaine-No proof of WMDs-quickly defeated them but we never left because terrorist came in and there was a civil war going on between the ethnic groups there-finally left in 2011-
Barack Obama-44th-
Born in hawaii in 61-Has two children-people like the younger couple in the house-
Prof-backgroung: graduated from Harvard-was a college professor at the University of Chicago Law School in early 1990s-civil rights lawer-was a state senator and US Senator-Has been the 44th President since 2009-
Election-against republican John McCain-Promised that he would end the war in Iraq-Went to Harvard-Joe Biedon-Vice-Pres.-Good Speaker- Senator-People were fed up with the Republicans-Won the swing states
2012 election-Obama vs Romney-Paul Ryan-obama won with 51.1%of the votes-Romney would have had to win the swing states to win but he didn't-
Accomplishments: stopped the use of "enhanced interrogation techniques"-waterboarding-ended war in Iraq-Issued Obama Care providing affordable Health care for people-The american Recovery and Investment Act:aka Economic Stimulus Package-First President to openly support Gay marriage-tring to introduce background checks for gun ownership-Killed Osahma Bin Laden-Women can fight on the front line-
Issues coming in-Bad economy-Iraq Afganistan-Obama Care
Not may scandels except about his birth-people said that he was not born in the US.
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