Corinne 23). Ford was the only U.S. President ever to not be elected (Blue and Corinne 20). In the early 1970s‚ Gerald Ford’s schedule was very unplanned and surprising. Ford also had a unique start to his presidency. First‚ president Richard M. Nixon resigned
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Eng 1 Eng � PAGE �4� Eng 3 The Twenty-sixth Amendment The Twenty-sixth Amendment was proposed March 23‚ 1971‚ to lower the voting age from twenty-one to eighteen. It was decisively authorized on July 1‚ 1971. The official amendment is‚ "Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States‚ who are eighteen years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate
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The 1950’s-60’s70’s-80’s Miranda Moultrie Nixon Back Again The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial presidential election‚ held on Tuesday‚ November 5‚ 1968. Moon Shot On July 21‚ 1969‚ President Nixon spoke from the Oval Office to Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin at the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon‚ Americans Neil Armstrong and Woodstock A village in New York state
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Modern America From 1870 to 1976‚ Robert Justin Goldstein explains Nixon’s abusing the intelligence agencies as a form of political repression triggered by dissenters. In the article‚ “The War on Drugs: How President Nixon Tied Addiction to Crime”‚ Emily Dufton describes how Nixon shifts America’s perception that withholding drugs are illegal‚ which enforces the creation of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)‚ an organization that investigates and prosecutes anybody who possesses drugs. As an authoritative
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The year of 1974 was definitely not a time to forget as within this time unique events occurred. The completion of a world renown structure‚ the death of historical figure’s mother‚ and the uncovering of a soldier loyal to his orders long after the war’s end. Truly 1974 stands out in its diversity of events among other times. On January 15‚ the navy of the republic of China altercated with the south vietnamese navy resulting in a two day skirmish known as the battle of Hoang sea. The objective of
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Anti Drug Groups Throughout history‚ America has been fighting against drug and alcohol abuse in teens and adults. Many ways companies and anti drug groups try to prevent drug and alcohol abuse is through education in school systems and out of school systems. They teach young students about drugs and alcohol before they risk being around them‚ and they teach older students about drugs while they are around in their daily lives. Are these education programs really necessary? That’s the question many
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creates or helps to create good art‚ which reflects realism and projects awareness in society. An artist should be a person people look at. Taking an example: why is a movie like Frost\Nixon by Ron Howard considered art? It reflects reality back to us; the story portrays legendary battle between Richard Nixon‚ and David Frost‚ confronting the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. The movie delves into the controversy and helps educate the Americans
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aid in education‚ disease‚ Medicare‚ urban renewal‚ conservation‚ developing depressed locations‚ fights against poverty‚ removing obstacles in voting and insure civil rights for all. Richard M. Nixon: During his presidency the nation was divided with controversies in cities and over-seas wars. Nixon succeeded in ending fighting in Vietnam and improving relations with China and the U.S.S.R. But the Watergate scandal brought new divisions to the country and led to his resignation. The fourth
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from http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/vietnamwar/vietnam_history.htm. Duiker‚ W.J. (2010). Contemporary World History: Fifth Edition. Boston‚ MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Eaton‚ W. J. (1992). Nixon Defense Secretaries Say US Left POWs in Vietnam. Retrieved September 28‚ 2011‚ from http://tech.mit.edu/V112/N43/nixon.43w.html. Executive Summary. Report of the Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs. United States Senate. Retrieved September 30‚ 2011‚ from http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1993_rpt/pow-exec.html
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Watergate Paper LaCinda Reese HIS/145 February 14th‚ 2012 Harvey Tidwell Watergate Paper The public expectations of President Nixon increased since World War II. Constraints placed on the authority of the office by congress‚ the courts‚ interest groups‚ the media‚ and elsewhere had also grown (Brinkley‚ 2007). Nixon sought new methods for the exercise of power‚ even stretching the law or breaking it. On June 17th‚ 1972‚ police arrested five men who broke in to the offices of the Democratic
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