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Richard Nixon
Paranoid
Only president to resign from office
only person to be elected twice to the VP and the P
3rd party took alot of the votes in the 68 election. Nixon only got 43%
72 election was one of the biggest blowouts in election history. got 60% of the votes
Vietnam conflict dominated mcuh of his presidency war became very unpopular
Promised to end the war
Expanded the war to comabodia and laos bombing ho chi minh trail
stated pulling troops out of vietnam as promised
The Nixon Doctrine "vietnamization" of the war
Paris Peace Accords signed in 1973 stopped the fighting and got the US out of the war.
only president to have a balanced budget.
ended the required draft
Nixon one of the first "green" presidents
did a lot to help the environment
started the war on drugs
Title IX prohibited gender discrimination in all federally funded schools
Equal employment opportunity act
Roe v. Wade abortion was legalized
Watergate
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