President Nixon President Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. Nixon served as president from 1969 to 1974. In 1974‚ he reassigned from office. While in office‚ Nixon focused on the war in Viet Nam‚ which he successfully ended. He also improved relationships with Russia and China. However‚ his term came to end after the Watergate Scandal. This scandal brought up ideas of Nixon’s illegal involvement and schemes to win his election. However‚ Nixon denied that he was involved
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WATERGATE SCANDAL Scandal as defined by Bing.com (2013) is “something causing public outrage: a situation or event that causes public outrage or censure”. This was the case with Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal during his term in office. This was an event that happened in United States history that brought down Nixon during his tenure in Presidential office. Watergate was a multifaceted turn of political events and scandals between the years of 1972 and 1974. The word Watergate refers to
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County Community College’s Parkhouse Atrium in Blue Bell‚ Pennsylvania‚ Bill Clinton seems to have accidentally misspoke and claimed he was running for president instead of his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton. “I’ve tried to run for her on her behalf when I’ve gone around on my little bus tours around rural Iowa and rural Ohio and I’m gonna do one in western Pennsylvania. I’m about to go to north Florida and do one‚” Clinton said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuFsBTw0DrE&feature=youtu.be In keeping
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Richard Nixon was not always known for the great things he did or the bad things either. He was forced to work hard for everything he ever earned by his strict parents. The work that was put in gave him the ability to start his career at a low level government position and march his way to the top seat. He faced extreme amounts of doubt throughout his entire life. The struggling Richard Nixon used the doubt received from many in order to strive for a successful future‚ and dedicate himself to what
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2012 Bill Clinton: Most Successful President Since the establishment of our Nation in 1776‚ we have had 44 Presidents of the United States of America. Of these 44 leaders‚ the most successful in my opinion was Bill Clinton‚ the 42nd President of the United States. Bill Clinton served our country for two terms from January 20‚ 1993 to January 20‚ 2001. During his administration the United States enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any other time in its history. Bill Clinton’s
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Throughout his presidential career‚ Bill Clinton was challenged by many economical problems. He also faced a huge personal problem that put him at risk of losing his presidency‚ that being the scandal with Monica Lewinsky. Republicans despised Bill Clinton; they always pointed out his flaws and did whatever they could to get him out of office. Clinton fought through all of these problems and the reason he overcame them were because he was diligent and hard working‚ took advantage of all
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war. Despite these attempts of the press on the qualifications of Bill Clinton‚ he became the Democratic nominee and selected Albert Gore as his vice president. Clinton was inaugurated in January 1993 at the age of 46‚ this made him the third-youngest president in history up to that time. President Clinton defeated the incumbent‚ President George H.W. Bush with 370 of the 438 electoral votes leaving just 168 for George H.W. Clinton won 43 percent of the popular vote against Bush’s 37.5 and a third
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Similarities and differences in the use of media in the 1960: Nixon/Kennedy and the 2012: Obama/Romney presidential campaigns I. Similarities Both presidential campaigns used televisions as their tools to deliver messages to a large audience. In fact‚ televisions were a primary way in which American citizens could learn about presidential candidates. Televisions were used to show debates between candidates‚ so that citizens could be able to know who should lead them. II. Differences There were
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Cynthia He Bowler 3 US History 30 April 2015 Ronald Reagan vs. Bill Clinton Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were both two termed presidents who were known to have had very favorable ratings during their presidencies. Although their policies and time periods in which they presided were different‚ both of them made significant contributions to the United States. The U.S. economy did very well under the Reagan and Clinton years. Despite similarities in their economic success‚ Reagan took
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The Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson Reconstruction was one of the most pivotal events in American history. After the Civil War‚ politicians‚ social activists‚ and ordinary citizens had to adapt in order to mend back the Union. A predominately Radical Republican Congress during the Reconstruction era understood the vital nature of Reconstruction. Therefore‚ they were willing to remove anyone who was a roadblock into their efforts. Andrew Johnson was one of those men whose actions suggested
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