1. Important Presidents (according to the Regents)

2. JFK

3. ELECTION OF 1960
Richard Nixon- Republican John F Kennedy- Democrat Electoral Vote only 120,000 out of 34 million popular votes separated Kennedy and Nixon

5. KENNEDY SPACE PROGRAM
1961- Soviets send first man into space Kennedy announces that US will land on moon by end of 1960’s July 1969 Neil Armstrong landed on the moon

7. BAY OF PIGS April 1961
CIA trained Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Communist leader Fidel Castro Pres Kennedy backs out at last minute and uprising fails embarrassment to USA and CIA

9. BERLIN AIRLIFT June 1961
Americans fly supplies to City of West Berlin to prevent Soviet communist expansion.

10. CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS October 1962
Soviet Union builds nuclear bases in Cuba Oct 22- Kennedy blockades Cuba and demands removal of Soviet missiles Soviets back down and remove missiles

12. Assassination of JFK
November 1963 JFK was shot in Dallas Texas Vice-President Johnson becomes President

13. LBJ

14. Volunteers In Service To America
THE GREAT SOCIETY
Volunteers In Service To America
Americans volunteered to help other poor Americans
Economic Opportunity Act 1964
$950 million
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965
$1.3 billion in aid to poor schools

16. Department of Housing and Urban Development 1965
Medicare 1965
provides healthcare for Americans over 65
Medicaid 1965
provides health care for poor Americans
Department of Housing and Urban Development 1965
develops and rehabilitates urban communities

19. Richard Nixon

20. Inflation rate doubled in 1973 Unemployment rate increased by 50%
TROUBLED ECONOMY
Inflation rate doubled in 1973
Unemployment rate increased by 50%
CAUSES
high spending on Vietnam war
reduced supply and higher price of oil

21. DETENTE
Nixon eased Cold War tensions 1972 he visited mainland China signed Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty with Soviet Union which reduced nuclear weapons

22. PENTEGON PAPERS
June 13, 1971 New York Times series of stories revealing top-secret information about Vietnam war and the actions of American Presidents

23. PLUMBERS
Nixon was concerned with information that was “leaking” out to media ordered wiretaps on staff G. Gorden Liddy former FBI and E Howard Hunt former CIA

24. “enemies list”
Nixon aides developed a list of a few hundred people who Nixon directed the IRS and other government agencies to audit and harass

25. Committee to RE-Elect the President
June 17, 1972 five members of CREEP broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate Hotel complex. The men were caught and arrested- the police began to connect them to Whitehouse

26. Cover-Up
June 23 Nixon orders FBI and CIA to block investigation claiming it was an issue of national security

27. Watergate Scandal
April 1973 the Watergate cover-up began to unravel. Aids involved were arrested and convicted. The secret tapes Nixon made revealed his involvement June 1974 Nixon ordered by Supreme Court to turn over tapes

28. Threat of Impeachment
House Judiciary Committee voted on three articles of impeachment- obstruction of justice, abuse of power and contempt of Congress Rather than face a trial Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974

30. Ronald Reagan

31. TRICKLE DOWN THEORY
Reagan followed Supply-Side Economic cut taxes on business business has more money hires more workers people make more wages people spend more business makes more profit hire more workers economy grows

32. ALL PEOPLE BENIFITTED BUT WEALTHIEST AMERICANS BENEFITTED THE MOST
CUTTING TAXES
1981 5% cut in taxes
% cut in taxes
% cut in taxes
ALL PEOPLE BENIFITTED BUT WEALTHIEST AMERICANS BENEFITTED THE MOST

33. END OF COLD WAR
1989 Berlin Wall taken down