discrimination of the Construction Department so President Nixon decided to incorporate a system of "goals and timetables" that provided guidelines for companies to follow and comply with affirmative action regulations. During the presidency of Gerald Ford‚ he extended affirmative action to people with disabilities and Vietnam veterans but there were no goals or timetables for these two groups. This type of affirmative action required recruitment efforts‚ accessibility‚ accommodation and reviews of
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Just a few weeks after being sworn in‚ Ford pardoned Nixon from the crimes he had committed in office. However Nixon’s associates in crime were not so lucky and were sentenced years in a federal prison. After Nixon was pardoned he still had never admitted to doing wrong in office. Even though
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Watergate: The affair began on June 17‚ 1972‚ when the 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
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Frank A. Sturgis‚ Eugenio R. Martinez‚ and Alfred C. Baldwin. They were caught stealing important documents. These men also attempted at bugging the phones there. Nixon resigned on August 9‚ 1974. He gave his resignation speech on August 8‚ 1974. Gerald Ford was sworn into Presidency. Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9‚ 1913 in Yorba Linda‚ California. Nixon grew
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Jamarha Montgomery Mrs. Hill ENG _____ 6 March 2009 The Major Events and Breakthroughs of the Nineteen Seventies The nineteen seventies was a decade that experienced economic crisis‚ political struggle‚ feminism‚ and a rise of subcultures such as the hippies. These events reflected the rising power of baby boomers‚ which are babies who were born during the post WWII years‚ who have become adults and made up the majority of the population. Because of this‚ the decade became a reflection of baby
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June 17‚ 1972. That date marked the beginning of the decline of public’s trust in the government. Five men were arrested in the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC for attempting to bug the Democratic National Committee’s offices there. One of these operatives admitted to previous employment by the CIA‚ which immediately drew the government and government offices into public suspicion. To learn that the people who were supposed to be in control of the government may participate in sabotage within the
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The impact that radio was subte‚ due to other media outshining it with new advancements and regulations. Film became another influential factor to the culture of the decade as directors influenced the public through their movies. Director Francis Ford Coppola directed The Godfather‚ which had a $68 million box office success in 1972. The success was contributed to filming of drinking‚ gambling‚ and violence in more explicit methods asa rebellion to traditional morals and regulations.The movie additionally
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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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This paper will address the seriousness of the Watergate and Iran Contra scandals‚ and discuss which of the two was more detrimental to society in America. Lashley Mills SOCA 334 12/9/14 INTRODUCTION The Watergate and the Iran Contra scandals perpetuate as trademarks of their respective decades. During Watergate which occurred in the 1970’s‚ American society witnessed a loss in the confidence of it’s own national government
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Andrew Gibson John Mackey Term Paper 4 March 2024. Gerald Ford became President of the United States in a non-traditional way. He assumed office following Richard Nixon’s resignation due to the Watergate scandal. Thus‚ his presidency was similar to the Nixon Administration. Like the presidencies before and after Ford‚ his administration’s approach to foreign affairs was entirely based on the Cold War. During his shorter-than-average term‚ the Ford Administration’s foreign policy included policies
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