1. Everything but Vietnam
Nixon
Everything but Vietnam

2. First Administration 1969 Nixon announces his plan of : Vietnamization
Safeguard: an antiballistic missile program meant to protect certain fleets of the American military. Eventually it’s expanded to protect all of America.
Apollo 11: Space mission that lands on the moon.

3. First Administration
1970
Kent State Massacre: 4 student protestors are killed by the National Guard due to their protests over Vietnam. A similar incident at Jackson State leaves 2 dead and 12 wounded.
26th Amendment: changes the voting age from 21 to 18.

4. First Administration
1971
Deficit Spending: to combat the growing recession, Nixon increased the national budget
Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools: determined that the busing of students away from neighborhood schools was legal in order to force integration

5. First Administration 1972 Visit to China Nixon goes for 7 days
Resumes trade for the first time since Korean War
Example of détente
Ping-pong diplomacy: Nixon sent a group of Americans to participate in China’s ping pong tournament in order to improve our relationship

6. First Administration 1972: Travels to the U.S.S.R.
Revenue Sharing Program: in another effort to combat the recession, Nixon offers state federal tax money in order to help their budget shortfalls
SALT: Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty- a demilitarization treaty between the U.S.S.R. and the United States
Nixon runs for re-election and wins easily
Slogan/Platform: Law and Order
Ironic because both Nixon and his Vice President, Spiro Agnew, end up accused of crimes

7. Second Administration
1973
Pulls out of Vietnam
Nixon ends the Selective Service Act (the draft- which had been running constantly since World War I)
Stagflation: government program of freezing wages and prices on certain products
Oil Embargo: OPEC restricts U.S. access to oil.
Spiro Agnew: Nixon’s Vice President who ends up being accused of bribery. He is forced to resign and Nixon appoints Gerald Ford his new Vice President.

8. Second Administration
1973
Watergate Scandal
What is it?
Burglars were found in the Democratic National Headquarters attempting to wire tap the phones and steal government records.
Cover-up:
Due to “Deep Throat,” investigations by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward continued which eventually led to the implication of Nixon’s involvement due to the revealing of Oval Office Tapes
U.S. v. Nixon: Nixon is ordered to turn over unedited copies of his Oval Office tapes
Resignation: Nixon resigns on August 9th, He becomes the first president to leave the office during his term while still alive.