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1 Nixon Notes

2 Policies Foreign Policy
-Signed the Paris Peace Accords ending the war in Vietnam -Begins diplomatic relations with China -Begins negotiations with the Soviet Union Domestic Policy -Dedicated a $100 million war on cancer -Lowered voting age to 18 -Opened doors for Title IX

3 Environment “must be the years America pays it’s debts to the past”
Environmental Protection Agency (1970) Clean Air Act (1970) Clean Water Act (1973) Endangered Species Act (1973)

4 Watergate Scandal Botched burglary at the Watergate complex
-little attention at first As investigation began connection was made between the burglary and Nixon -Nixon denies everything Washington Post investigate and receive tips from FBI informant -Nixon’s “I am not a crook” speech

5 Impeachment and Resignation
Vice President resigns in face of separate corruption scandal 1973 White House Tapes revealed -claimed “executive privilege” United States v. Nixon, 1974 -pieces of tapes missing Investigation revealed Nixon’s “enemies list” and abuse of power House of Representatives pursue impeachment Nixon resigns Pardoned by Gerald Ford


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