1. Richard Nixon President (1969-1974)

2. I. Foreign Policy (outside of Vietnam) A. “The China Card” 1. Opened up relations with China in 1972. 2. America had not recognized communist China since it was founded in 1949. 3. Nixon travelled to China and signed agreements:travelled to China a. peaceful cooperation to settle disputes b. scientific and cultural exchanges. c. eventual re-unification of China and Taiwan.mapmap 4. Nixon was trying to drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union.

3. B. The Soviet Union 1. $1 Billion grain sale. 2. Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT 1) C. The Middle East – ineffective attempt toward establishing peace between Israel and Arab countries.

6. II. Domestic Policy Liberal Policies 1.New Social Security Benefits 2.Subsidized housing for poor 3.Creation of the EPA and OSHA 4.Support for Family Assistance Plan 5.Deficit spending 6.Govt. support for minority contractors Conservative Policies 1.“Law and Order” 2.Resist the counter-culture, restore old values. 3.Opposed school busing. 4.Conservative appointments to the Supreme Court

7. III. Watergate brought his resignation. A. Began with a burglary at the Democratic National Headquarters in June 1972. B. The investigation eventually exposed Nixon’s knowledge and cover-up of the break-in. C. Facing impeachment, Nixon resigned in August, 1974. D. Gerald Ford became president and pardoned Nixon for any crimes he might have committed.

8. “The United States was psychologically at war with itself.”