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May 2

Richard Nixon

he was the incumbent for the democrats and for the most part ran unopposed in 1972; put together the “Dirty Tricks” Organization, and they would play dirty tricks on candidates they didn’t want to run against until all the viable candida

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Today we continued with the presidential assigned blog.

Harry Truman - He became VP for FDR in January of 1945. He took over for FDR when he died in April of 1945. One of the most unpopular presidents of all time when he left office - 22% approval rat

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May 2

Went over the presidents blogs.

Nixon only president to resign.

Watergate scandal.

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5/2/13

today we talked about Nixon. 

the equal rights amendment 

Vietnam war hurt his popularity

he started pulling out troops

he was an environmentalism

1st official war on drugs

started space program

we then talked about water gate

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Thursday May 2nd, 2013.

Harry Truman-

  • became nice president for FDR in January, 1945.
  • took over for FDR when he died in April 1945.
  • one of the most unpopular presidents of all time he left office-22% approval rating.
  • rating has improved greatly over the last 60 years.
  • president
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Thursday May 2nd

Nixon Cont.

  • Richard Nixon played dirty tricks on all of the candidates that he feared, in order to eliminate all of his competition.
  • Set up the family assistance plan
  • Set up the equal rights amendment, which has never been passed.
  • Was fiscally responsibl
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Thursday May, 2

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

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Wednesday May 1

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what your can do for your country. JFK

ORDER OF THE COLD WAR PRESIDENTS starting with Truman.

Boston Marathon- I think everybody should read the meander rights. He did a horrible thing and I think he should

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

President Lyndon Johnson- 36th 1963-1969

  • JFK's vice president; took over when Kennedy was assassinated
  • A Senator from Texas originally so Kennedy added him on to his party so that he could use Johnson to get southern votes. (Although they didn't necess
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may 1st

LBJ-36th 1963-1969

  • JFK's Vice president
  • Took over as President after JFK was assassinated
  • great and helped the poor people
  • he was popularly after JFK died.
  • 61.1% election.
  • Civil Rights helped pass
  • he didn't run again
  • "I shall not seek, and I will not accept
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Wenesday May 1st

Today we went over the maps. Then other groups presented.

 

Somalia

  • Socialist gov. put in place
  • rebels defected  Barre in 1991
  • after this chaos and anarchy followed
  • Somali National Gov. is dominated by the north
  • United Somali Congress is dominated by the so
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Wednesday, May 1st

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what your can do for your country. JFK

ORDER OF THE COLD WAR PRESIDENTS starting with Truman.

Boston Marathon- I think everybody should read the meander rights. He did a horrible thing and I think he should

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wed may 1

today we are talking about  Somalia

1. Parties involved

somali national goverment gained control of most of the north and the south is controled by al shabaub and pirates

2. What happened or is happening

land occupid by several coutries put together to f

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Wednesday, May 1st

Map, then Somalia.

1. Parties involved

North and South Somalia

2. What happened or is happening

Many countries were put together into one, and they didn't like each other. They went to war against their government and defeated him, (Major General Muhamma

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