New Federalism  To reduce the Federal governments responsibilities from the Great Society  Wanted to put power (and money) back in the states’ hands.

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New Federalism  To reduce the Federal governments responsibilities from the Great Society  Wanted to put power (and money) back in the states’ hands

Two Faces of New Federalism  Expanded Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid  Created the EPA  Proposed Universal Healthcare  Failed to Support C.R. Movement  Abolished the office of Ec Oportunity

Southern Strategy  Nixon’s plan to attract unhappy southerners  Many became unhappy with democrats due to desegregation attempts  Nixon wanted these votes

Implementing the Southern Strategy  Nixon tried to slow desegregating schools Violated 2 nd Brown v. Board ruling to carry out “with all deliberate speed” NAACP filed a lawsuit and Nixon ordered to follow law  Nixon appointed 4 justices in an attempt to shift the Supreme Court to a more conservative agenda

Swann v. Charlotte-Meck Board of Education  Stated that school districts may bus students to other schools to end pattern of all white or all black schools  Nixon went on TV to urge Congress to stop this

Jumpstarting the Economy  High inflation + high unemployment = Stagflation Due to too much federal spending on wars and Great Society programs  Froze business prices and wages for 90 days  Increased Govt Spending  Eased inflation, but the recession continued

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)  Group of oil producing countries who fix prices (mainly from Middle East)  1973: Yom Kippur War Israel vs. Egypt and Syria ○ Over border issues US aids to Israel and OPEC stopped sending oil to US After a cease-fire was worked out in 1974, OPEC resumed sending oil but raised the price 4 times from what it was

Nixon and Foreign Policy  Secretary of State Kissinger came up with idea of realpolitik Make foreign policy decisions a country’s power not morals  New policy to deal with communists called détente Willingness to negotiate and ease tensions with communist nations Power > Morals

Vietnam War  Election of 68 Pre Election Stance ○ Vietnamization ○ Bring an end to the War Post Election Reality ○ Cambodia/Loas ○ Pentagon Papers ○ Kent State

Foreign Policy  Nixon Doctrine Policy regarding “Third World” Countries "the United States would assist in the defense and developments of allies and friends," but would not "undertake all the defense of the free nations of the world."

Only Nixon Can Go to China  US had not recognized China since communist takeover  1971: Nixon said he would visit China to begin a new relationship  Both nations agreed to cooperate in the future Both would work together to settle disputes peacefully Freer exchange of ideas

Nixon Visits Moscow  1972: First president to visit Moscow  Nixon and Brezhnev (new Soviet leader) signed SALT I Treaty Limited ICBM and submarine missiles  His achievements in China and Soviet Union met with huge acclaim and helped him win re- election in 1972 Won 49 out of the 50 states

Vietnam War  Election of 72 Pre Election Stance ○ “Peace with Honor” ○ Insistence on N Viet. Retreat Post Election Reality = ○ “Christmas Bombings” ○ Peace of Paris ○ POW’s abandoned ○ Watergate

The President’s Men  Nixon confided in a select group of people H.R. Haldeman ○ Chief of Staff John Erlichman ○ Chief domestic advisor John Mitchell ○ Former Attorney General  Very secretive and critics accused them of acting outside the law

Bungled Burglary  June 17, men caught breaking into Democratic HQ at the Watergate Hotel Trying to plant bugs and photograph papers  White House began to cover-up link to President by shredding documents

The Heroes  Woodward and Bernstein were two reporters from the Washington Post Found evidence linking burglary to White House White House continuously denied claims

The Cover-Up Fails  One of the burglars admits lied under oath Said people in the white house were involved  Nixon fired his secret group and White House Counsel John Dean  Appoints special prosecutor to investigate Watergate Archibald Cox  Senate began own investigation

Startling Testimony  John Dean tell Senate that Nixon was directly involved in the Watergate cover-up  Presidential aide Alexander Butterfield revealed Nixon taped all his conversations

New VP  VP Spiro Agnew resigned because a grand jury indicted him for accepting bribes  Gerald Ford became new VP

Fall of a President  1974: Nixon releases edited tapes and transcripts  Investigators wanted unedited tapes  US v. Nixon (1974) Supreme Court ordered him to give up the tapes  Nixon came on TV saying “I am not a crook”“I am not a crook”

The Final Straw  July 27: House of Representatives approves 3 articles of impeachment of Nixon  May 5: Nixon releases tapes, but 18 minutes missing  August 8 th : Nixon resigns, but admitted no guilt

Effects of Watergate  25 Members of Nixon administration convicted for crimes connected to Watergate  American people and press image of presidency destroyed