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Richard Nixon (1969-1974)

Election of 1968

Domestic Policies Decreased size federal government: local/states given MORE power Southern Strategy: lured unhappy Southern Dems to the Rep party Slowed school integration Appointed 4 conservative Supreme Court Justices

Foreign Policy w/ USSR Détente: easing of tension SALT I: limited # of missiles Brezhnev: leader of USSR Made official visit in 1971 Realpolitik: consider countries power over morals when negotiating

Foreign Policy w/ China USSR and China on bad terms in the 1970’s; US advantage to have China as an ally Nixon visited China in 1972 1st President to visit Communist China Opened trade w/ China in 1972

Watergate (Crime) Committee to Reelect the President (CRP) broke into Dem headquarters at the Watergate Hotel (6/17/1972) 5 people arrested Nixon tried to cover-up his involvement Money transfers indicated CRPs involvement

Watergate (Nixon’s Trouble) Senate began investigating and several key advisors to Nixon were indicted Senate discovered that several White House offices had tape recording devices and ordered Nixon to turn them over (admitted covering up crime) Nixon claimed executive privilege and refused July 24, 1974: US v Nixon (SC ordered the release of the tapes) Tapes released on July 30 August 8, 1974: announced his resignation effective the next day, before impeachment process began https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHnmriyXYeg 6 min.