A 1968 campaign promise, Nixon said he would “reverse the flow of power and resources from the states and communities to Washington and start power and resources flowing back … to the people.” The first strategy for this was “Revenue Sharing”

the Philadelphia Planthe Philadelphia Plan, was enacted by the Nixon administration in this was controversial for its use of strict quotas and timetables to combat the institutionalized discrimination in the hiring practices of Philadelphia's skilled trade unions.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act was enacted by Congress in 1970 and was signed by President Nixon on December 29, Its main goal is to ensure that employers provide employees with an environment free from hazards, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions. PresidentNixon

 The lead Democrat Edmund Muskie had effectively been taken out by dirty tricks in the Nixon campaign Leaving George McGovern to run against Nixon

 McGovern Chose Eagleton for his running mate before discovering that Eagleton had suffered from a depression and had electroshock therapy, he said he backed him 1000% but then asked Eagleton to withdraw. Sargent Shriver became his running mate

 The Man who would fire Cox!  Robert Bork Nixon’s number three man in the Attorney General’s office the Solicitor General was willing to fire Cox even after Richardson and Ruckleshaus refused and quit their jobs rather than follow that order. Ronald Reagan would later try to appoint Bork as CHIEF JUSTICE of the supreme court.

 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew in Jail for corruption

The Court held statements made in interrogations by a defendant in custody will be admissible only if the prosecution can show that the defendant was informed of the right to an attorney before questioning and of the right against self-incrimination, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them.

the Court ruled 7–2 that a right to privacy under the due process clause of the 14 th amendment extended to a woman's decision to have an abortion, but that right must be balanced against the state's two legitimate interests in regulating abortions: protecting prenatal life and protecting women's health. the Court tied state regulation of abortion to the trimester of pregnancy.

The case led to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States, which came to an end when Gregg v. Georgia was decided in Gregg v. Georgia