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Nixon 1969-1974

“Law & Order”

Republican “Southern Strategy” “State’s rights”… Split working-class whites away from blacks New “Solid South” is Republican

End of New Deal Coalition

1968 Election

Review of Nixon’s Foreign Policy…

Nixon’s Domestic Policy “New Federalism” Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “War on Drugs” begins 1973 Yom Kippur War OPEC Embargo Energy Crisis “Stagflation” Apollo 11 Moon landing Leak Scandals Pentagon Papers COINTELPRO Watergate

EPA

OSHA

War on Drugs

Apollo 11

1973 Yom Kippur War

1970s Energy Crisis: OPEC Embargo

1970s Energy Crisis: Rationing

1970s Energy Crisis: Oil Prices

1970s Energy Crisis: Stagflation

Pentagon Papers Leak

COINTELPRO

The “Plumbers”

1972 Election

Watergate Hotel Burglary The Break-In

Patrick Grey Nixon-appointed director of the FBI Destroyed FBI documents into the burglary investigation

Woodward & Bernstein

John Dean White House counsel “Mastermind of the cover-up” Testifies against Nixon

Spiro Agnew Vice President Resigned for failure to pay income taxes

Watergate Tapes Click here for video

Sam Ervin & Senate Investigation

“Saturday Night Massacre” Archibald Cox, special prosecutor Elliot Richardson, Attorney General Fired William Ruckleshaus, Deputy Attorney General Resigned Resigned

All Alone…

U.S. v. Nixon, 1974 Supreme Court rejected Nixon’s claim of “executive privilege”

Resignation Nixon resigns

Ford’s Pardon Controversial decision Allowed the nation to “move on”

Distrust & Voter Apathy

“H2OGate Blues” + lyrics Gil Scott-Heron “H2OGate Blues” + lyrics