1. THE FOREIGN POLICY OF RICHARD NIXON
“Publicly, we say one thing….Actually, we do another.” -Richard Nixon

2. Richard Nixon President of the U.S. from 1969-1974.
Vice President under Eisenhower from
Served in the Congress from
Strict Republican and Anti-Communist.
"Richard M. Nixon." The White House. The White House. 1 June 2007 <
"President Richard M. Nixon." The Welcome Home Day Foundation. 17 Feb The Welcome Home Day Foundation. <

3. Henry Kissinger
National Security Advisor from , and Secretary of State from
Key contributor to the foreign policy decisions of the Nixon Administration.
Created the concept of “Shuttle Diplomacy.” This involved travel between conflicting nations to settle disputes. It was best applied in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
"Henry Kissinger." Nobel Prize. Noble Prize. 1 June 2007 <
"Answers.Com." Shuttle Diplomacy June 2007 <

4. FOREIGN POLICY GOALS: 1969-1974
"Nixon's First Inaugural Address." Watergate.Info June 2007 <
“After a period of confrontation, we are entering an era of negotiation.”
Richard Nixon’s 1st Inaugural Address

5. First-Term Foreign Policy Goals
Strategic arms limitation
Peaceful negotiation with foreign powers
China
“Détente” with the Soviet Union
Reduce commitments of manpower to foreign nations (Nixon Doctrine)
“Peace with honor” in Vietnam
Minimal public support for the war
Major reason for Nixon’s election
"State of the Union Address: Richard Nixon (January 22, 1970)." Infoplease.Com. 12 Nov June 2007 <

6. China
Nixon began to consider a reopening of relations with Communist China:
Reasons:
Trade with China— huge market
Main reason: increase Chinese-Soviet tension
“Growing dissidence between the U.S.S.R. and China has limited both countries in the pursuit of policies basically antagonistic to U.S. interests.”
“Beyond this, the dispute has, in a positive sense, heightened Soviet interest in developing a less abrasive relationship with the U.S. and it may at some point lead China in the same direction.”
United States. National Safety Council. Draft Response to National Security Study Memorandum Oct June 2007 <

7. NIXON GOES TO CHINA (1972)
White House Photo Office. President Nixon Meets... Mao Tse-Tung Nixon Presidential Materials, College Park, Maryland. Wikipedia. U.S. National Archives. 4 June 2007

8. SOVIET UNION
“The issue of war and peace cannot be solved unless we in the United States and the Soviet Union demonstrate both the will and the capacity to put out relationship on a basis consistent with the aspirations of mankind.”
-Richard Nixon’s Address to the U.N. General Assembly, October 23, 1970
"Richard Nixon - United States Foreign Policy for the 1970's - the Soviet Union." From Revolution to Reconstruction. 6 Mar June 2007 <

9. Detente
After years of hostility and tension between the U.S.S.R and the U.S., Nixon instituted a policy of détente.
Détente = the cooling of tensions between nations
Détente focused on peaceful negotiations and weapon limitations between the two nations.
"Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT I)." U.S. Department of State. 2 June 2007 <
"Foreign Relations, , Volume I, Foundations of Foreign Policy." U.S. Department of State. The Office of Electronic Information. 2 June 2007 <

10. SALT I
One of the major components of détente was the creation of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I).
Two treaties were produced.
One treaty limited anti-ballistic defensive missiles while the other restricted the nations’ most critical offensive missiles.
"Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT I)." U.S. Department of State. 2 June 2007 <

11. NIXON GOES TO THE U.S.S.R.
In 1972, Nixon made a trip to Moscow to meet with Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev. In 1973, Brezhnev visited the White House.
This was the first ever meeting of these countries’ leaders not outside of U.S.S.R. or U.S. borders, showing the steps that détente had taken to ease tensions.
Gerald Ford continued this policy by visiting Brezhnev in 1975.
"Foreign Relations, , Volume I, Foundations of Foreign Policy." U.S. Department of State. The Office of Electronic Information. 2 June 2007 <
"US Cold War Foreign Policy." American Studies. University of Hull. 2 June 2007 <
"Detente." History Learning Site June 2007 <

12. ARAB-ISRAELI RELATIONS
"U.S. Presidents with Israeli Prime Ministers." Jewish Virtual Library The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. 3 June 2007 <

13. The Yom Kippur War (1973)
On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack against Israel.
The nations chose the date with a very specific reason in mind: it coincided with Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest holiday.
The Egyptians and Syrians correctly assumed that Israel would be most vulnerable on this day.
Indeed, for the first two days of the war, the Israelis could not stop their enemies’ advance.
The war lasted a mere 20 days, but the fighting was intense; thousands were slain.
Geller, Doron. Israeli Intelligence Week 11. The Jewish Agency for Israel. 5 June 2007 <

14. American Involvement
America actively supported Israel, both politically and militarily, from the beginning of the war.
Nixon personally ordered that American arms be airlifted to Israel.
The conflict also had the feel of a proxy war, since it pitted America-friendly Israel vs. Egypt and Syria, long under Soviet influence.
"Arab-Israeli War of 1973." MSN Encarta. 5 June 2007 <
Flag of the United States. Wikipedia. 4 June 2007 <
Flag of Israel. Wikipedia. 5 June 2007 <

15. The Oil Crisis
As a response to highly effective American involvement in the war, oil producing nations declared on October 19 that they would not sell oil to the U.S., because of its support for Israel.
They later cut exports to the Netherlands and other nations backing Israel.
Within a few months, the price of a barrel of oil quadrupled!
This marked the first time nations would use oil as a political and economic weapon.
CBC News Indepth: Oil. CBC News June 2007 <

16. Did Nixon Succeed in the Middle East?
In keeping with the Nixon Doctrine, he stood by an American ally, providing aid and supplies, but not manpower, for a successful defense.
With Kissinger’s aid, he also reduced the Soviet sphere of influence, of which Egypt was no longer a part by war’s end.