Politics Truman through Bush
Harry S. Truman ( ) 1948 Politics Dixiecrats Low Approval Ratings
Dwight D. Eisenhower ( ) Consensus Centrism
John F. Kennedy ( ) TV Debate Close Election Assassination
Lyndon B. Johnson ( ) Ran as moderate Daisy Ad (1964) Daisy Ad Tet Offensive
1968
Richard M. Nixon ( )
Southern Politics Political Shift George Wallace
Watergate Break in Cover up Resignation
Discussion Turn to the person next to you Discuss how Watergate and the affected people’s feelings about the government?
Gerald Ford ( ) Unelected Pardoned Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter ( ) Outsider as President Rejection of Ford
Ronald Reagan ( ) Campaign “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” (1980) Morning in America (1984) Morning in America
Reagan New Right Teflon President
George H.W. Bush ( ) Extension of Reagan Gulf War I
Bill Clinton ( ) Campaign “It’s the economy, stupid” Ross Perot
Clinton and Congress Republican Revolution (1994) Impeachment
George W. Bush ( ) 9/11 – War on Terrorism Economic and Domestic Issues
Barack Obama (2009-present) Historic election First minority president Inherited many issues Recession Iraq/Afghanistan Remains to be seen
Closure Turn to someone else near you Discuss who were the two best Presidents since World War II. Why? Discuss who were the two worst Presidents since World War II. Why?
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