NIXON’S FOREIGN POLICY THE 1970s NIXON’S FOREIGN POLICY

Henry Kissinger Nixon’s foreign policy based on… Détente China What happened when communication finally opened with China?

After China, Nixon visited the USSR Soviet leader was Leonid Brezhnev When in Moscow, Nixon and Brezhnev signed the… Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) What did it do?

NIXON’S DOMESTIC POLICY THE 1970s NIXON’S DOMESTIC POLICY

ECONOMIC PROBLEMS Inflation and high unemployment 1st approach: Cut gov’t spending & increased interest rates—what happened? 2nd approach: Freeze wages and prices—what happened?

ECONOMY CONTINUED 3rd approach: Increase federal spending—what happened?

Watergate Scandal Occurred during his 1972 re-election campaign Ordered a break-in of the Democratic Party’s headquarters Incident traced back to the White House and Nixon himself We proved it with White House tapes Nixon kept to record his conversations Congress wanted to impeach him, but Nixon resigned beforehand

“strange…they all seem to have some connection with this place.”

THE 1970s THE FORD PRESIDENCY

UPON RESIGNATION, GERALD FORD BECOMES PRESIDENT

GERALD FORD BECOMES PRESIDENT What did Ford do when he became president? What were the consequences for Ford?

THE ECONOMY Inflation was still high and unemployment was rising Whip Inflation Now (WIN) Then cut gov’t spending and implemented tax cuts Led to larger budget deficits Couldn’t fix our economic problems

ELECTION OF 1976 Ford is running as Republican Jimmy Carter is Democratic candidate Carter’s campaign As a result, he won the election

ELECTION OF 1976 JIMMY CARTER WINS

THE 1970s THE CARTER PRESIDENCY

ECONOMY Economy was still bad when Carter became president Increased federal spending & tax cuts Then spending cuts & delayed tax cuts His policy reversal didn’t work so people were upset A lot of people began comparing him to Obama in Obama’s first term regarding the economy…

Middle East Relations Israeli and Egyptian leaders meet in Camp David, Maryland Camp David Accords; first peace treaty involving Israel and an Arab nation Only success of the Carter Presidency

USSR Carter wants to continue policy of détente Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II) What happened that Congress didn’t approve it? As a result of both Soviet and US actions the Cold War heated up again

1979 IRANIAN REVOLUTION Iran a US ally with their Shah in power January 1979: Islamic fundamentalists US Embassy in Tehran Hostages taken; negotiations and rescue failed 1980 election: Carter grows unpopular; Republican candidate is Ronald Reagan When did the Iranians finally release the hostages?

Ayatollah Khomeini

AMERICANS TAKEN HOSTAGE IN IRAN

AND YES, JIMMY CARTER IS STILL ALIVE...He’s 93!