What makes a president great? A great president can be many things; for instance‚ they can lead their country‚ protect their country‚ avoid wars‚ have the personality that America loves‚ and he/she can lead their country the good times and the bad times. Ronald Reagan has been shot and survived through it‚ has avoided nuclear warfare between the US and Russia‚ and before all these events he is known for being an actor; not to mention the “only movie actor to become president.” (Reagan‚ Ronald
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1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson’s legendary arm-twisting and a Congress dominated by his fellow Democrats lead to creation of two landmark government health programs: Medicare for the elderly and Medicaid for the poor. 1974: President Richard Nixon wants to require employers to cover their workers and create federal subsidies to help everyone else buy private insurance. The Watergate scandal intervenes. 1976: President Jimmy Carter pushes a mandatory national health plan‚ but economic recession
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discussion seems to always revolve around whether or not we should have inserted ourselves into foreign affairs; however‚ not many appear to take interest in the impact it has had on the men of our nation. America was promised a strong leader— Richard Nixon— to drive us further from war zones to help strengthen our nation. When he buried our men deeper into the war‚ by bombing Cambodia‚ America’s response was anything less than outrage for those in support of the end of the war. War is not as glorious
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Presidents hold a duty to guide their nations with integrity. In the 1970s‚ Nixon breached this oath of honesty‚ causing uproar in the United States. He lost credibility as an authoritative figure and resigned from office‚ leaving thousands of citizens distrustful and suspicious of the U.S. government. In that time‚ Vice President Gerald R. Ford steps forward as the new President‚ reassuring the nation in his “Address upon Taking the Oath of the U.S. Presidency.” However‚ as most people do not know
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becomes a football star‚ meets John F. Kennedy‚ serves with honor in Vietnam‚ meets Lyndon Johnson‚ speaks at an anti-war rally at the Washington Monument‚ hangs out with the Yippies‚ defeats the Chinese national team in table tennis‚ meets Richard Nixon‚ discovers the break-in at the Watergate‚ opens a profitable shrimping business‚ becomes an original investor in Apple Computers‚ and decides to run back and forth across the country for several years. Meanwhile‚ as his life goes by‚ Forrest never
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The events of the past continue to influence and shape the present and the future‚ particularly the decade of the 1960s‚ which was a time often called the decade of discontent because of demonstrations against the Vietnam War. Americans were divided between patriotism and the desire for peace. Some agreed with President Johnsons involvement in Vietnam for the common goal of eliminating communism‚ others became entranced in the peace movements that usually involved mass protests. For those who protested
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America’s success‚ claiming that various industries were “destroying the environment” or that they were “releasing countless cancer causing chemicals into the water sources” or other random pieces of unconfirmable pseudoscience. After much pressure‚ the Nixon Administration had quite possibly one of the largest political blunders in history. This blunder was the creation of the infamous Environmental Protection Agency‚ and this massive smudge of Nixon’s otherwise clear and honorable presidency is the true
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heard the speech can quote lines from it. This speech was delivered on January 20th 1961; In Washington D.C. President Kennedy had narrowly won the popular vote by only two tenths to win over the former vice President and Republican Candidate Richard Nixon. Kennedy doesn’t actually use many statics or numbers to build ethos‚ but instead uses his credibility and affirming words to build credibility. Having been elected into office it is a safe assumption that he was already widely accepted as a credible
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Eisenhower for President and Richard Nixon for Vice President. Their slogan was "It’s Time for a Change". The 1953 election was the first using television advertising. Short commercials were run‚ and campaign speeces were broadcast in 30 minute blocks. Eisenhower’s campaign relied more on spot
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In 1985‚ The Iran and Iraq war is feuding overseas and America had an embargo against selling arms to Iran. Our President was Ronald Reagan and the National Security Adviser was Robert McFarlane. “Iran made a secret request to buy weapons from the United States‚ McFarlane sought Reagan ’s approval” McFarlane told Reagan “that the sale of arms would not only improve U.S. relations with Iran‚ but might in turn lead to improved relations with Lebanon‚ increasing U.S. influence in the troubled Middle
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