1. Republican Vice Presidents: Spiro Agnew Gerald Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Republican
Vice Presidents: Spiro Agnew
Gerald Ford

2. Foreign Policy Detente: easing of Cold War tensions,
Nixon visits China – 1st President
S.A.L.T.: Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty- 5 year agreement to limit missiles, intercontinental ballistic or submarine launched missiles
Ping Pong Diplomacy: Opening China, China’s ping pong team plays the US ping pong team

3. Foreign Policy
Vietnamization: Gradual withdrawal of troops so South Vietnamese could take over the war- this included secret bombing of Cambodia (Kent State)
OPEC and Gas shortage: control price per barrel of oil, Oil embargo to US because US sent aid to Israel.

4. Domestic Policy
Environmental Protection Agency - EPA: Govt. took power to set and enforce pollution standards, environmental research, assist state and local govt. in pollution control. (Rachel Carson – Silent Spring
Stagflation and Revenue Sharing: cost of Vietnam = rising unemployment and inflation, revenue sharing= state and local govt have more freedom to spend federal money.

5. Domestic Policy
Watergate: Committee to reelect the President – (CREEP) tried to cover up a burglary attempt at Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate hotel. Nixon tried to cover it up.

6. Domestic Policy
Watergate: 2 Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein, with the help of a secret source, code named Deep Throat, brought down the President.
30 years later it was revealed that Deep Throat was actually Mark Felt, 2nd Director of the FBI

7. Resignation Nixon first President to resign
Leaves White House in disgrace