Richard Nixon 1968-1974
Vietnam Campaign promise: End US involvement in Vietnam Vietnamization War spread to Cambodia Protests at home (My Lai, Pentagon Papers, Kent State) US pulls out in October, 1972
Détente Recognized People’s Republic of China Trade Wedge between China & USSR North Vietnam Ping Pong Diplomacy (p. 878)
USSR SALT I Treaty Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty To limit long-range (intercontinental missiles) capable of carrying nuclear weapons
Domestic Issues “Silent Majority” Legislation Economy Middle America, conservative Legislation OSHA, DEA, EPA, Clean Air & Clean Water Acts Economy Stagflation Caused by budget deficit (Vietnam, Great Society), foreign competition, OPEC Southern Strategy Winning over Southern whites…moratorium on forced busing Watergate