1972 was the beginning of a new era of serenity due to Richard Nixon’s trip to Moscow and the proposed Equal Rights Amendment. However‚ the time period was also cursed by the Watergate Burglary and the Vietnam War. In May of 1972‚ President Richard Nixon flew to Moscow. He met with the Soviet leader‚ Leonid Brezhnev‚ and other Soviet officials. After four days of discussion‚ the United States and the USSR reached many agreements‚ most importantly‚ the Strategic Arms Limitation
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Vietnam. Upon hearing of this publication‚ the Nixon administration utilizes a secret investigative unit known as “The Plumbers”‚ to burglarize the office of psychiatrist Daniel Ellsberg in an attempt to find evidence to discredit the man responsible for releasing the papers to the press (DigitalHistory). Shortly thereafter‚ Ellsberg surrenders to police. By now‚ the Washington Post has also published the Pentagon Papers. Although President Nixon made a valiant effort‚ the Supreme Court ruled
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local police arrested five men for breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. The police found on the burglars a slush fund used by the committee for the re-election of the President Richard Nixon and listening devices. They look secrets agents more than burglars. As Washington is a federal district‚ the affair was charged to the F.B.I. Within hours after that‚ the F.B.I discovered a name of a C.I.A officer in the address book of one of the
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In his speech Richard Nixon insist on the fact that his predecessors at the House White had been incompetent and had led the country on the brink of chaos: “America is in trouble today not because her people have failed but because her leaders have failed” (l. 27-28). Nixon also insist on the fact that‚ according to him‚ “the richest nation in the world can’t manage its own economy” (l. 34-35). John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson both had major projects for their domestic management of the country
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on poverty was shot down on the battlefields of Vietnam". Mr. King’s statement was a message of disappointment that was felt by Americans across the nation. To further demolish any trace of the OEO‚ President Richard Nixon and Vice President‚ Gerald Ford‚ emasculated the program. Nixon and Ford then proceeded to take the little money or programs the OEO had and transferred it to other federal agencies‚ or just got rid of it all
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still don’t know if Nixon was involved or knew of the dilemma before it was brought up. As soon as the issue was being raised‚ Nixon tried to cover it up by raising “hush money” for the prowlers‚ trying to stop the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from inspecting the crime‚ trying to destroy any kind of evidence and also getting rid of any staff members that weren’t cooperating with him. In August 1974‚ Nixon finally had resigned. Immediately after‚ General Ford pardoned Nixon for all the crimes
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The growth of Presidential Elections Since the Beginning of Mass-Media America has explored the field of technology and media‚ encountered new information and perspective‚ and exchanged information between the people of america and their presidential candidates in the american electoral system. Mass-media has completely changed the manor of American elections and revealed new ways to improve our voting system. We have encountered many new ways to spread information about elections and campaigns through
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“I am not a crook” ironically spouted from the mouth of a man later found guilty of multiple crimes that came to be known as Watergate. There are so few people now that remember Nixon for the positive first term momentous national victories he achieved or for his dedication to the American people. His final speech in office was an emotional appeal to the people to retrieve some of his dignity and to quell the sourness left by his
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purpose of protecting human health and the environment. Nixon was the President during this time and the EPA’s headquarters is located in Washington‚ D.C. A major event called‚ the Watergate Scandal occurred during this time period as well. This is known as a major political scandal that President Nixon attempted to cover up so the United States Congress decided to investigate. The Watergate Scandal led to a constitutional crisis since Nixon abused his power. The term Watergate came from the illegal
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Did Nixon achieve peace with honour? It can be argued that President Nixon did and did not achieve peace with honour. During the war Nixon had two contradictory aims; to get out of Vietnam quickly and to get out of Vietnam with honour. This proved to be problematic as if he withdrew all troops in an instant‚ and left the South Vietnamese army (AVRN) to fight their own battle‚ he would be seen as cowardly and lose honour. Nixon played a vital role in the war in Vietnam as under his presidency saw
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