1. Chapter 22 Section 1 fineartamerica.com

2.  Nixon was: ◦ From a modest family ◦ Worked his way through school ◦ A Navy veteran ◦ Former US Representative ◦ Former US Senator ◦ Eisenhower’s Vice President fineartamerica.com

3.  Believed he represented the “silent majority”  Disliked “big government” of the Great Society  Felt responsible for public safety and the environment  “New Federalism” reversed the flow of tax $$$ from the States to Washington with revenue sharing  States were then responsible for controlling the spending of federal dollars

4.  Even though he sent $$ and power back to the states, he still pushed for many new federal programs and laws ◦ OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration ◦ DEA – Drug Enforcement Administration ◦ EPA - Environmental Protection Agency ◦ Clean Air Act - 1970 ◦ Increased spending on Medicare and public housing

5.  Stagflation – simultaneous recession and inflation  Economists had not seen this before  Rising foreign competition in the global market cause US companies to lose business  US budget deficit (Vietnam War spending) caused inflation  Oil prices skyrocketed also increasing inflation of prices on consumer goods www.economydecoded.com

6.  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries  OPEC placed an oil embargo on Israel and her allies (including the US)  (Embargo – banning the sale of a product)  US was dependant on OPEC for 1/3 of our energy needs  Oil prices rose 400% in one year  Gas stations had shortages and people waited in line for blocks at stations that had gas www.rationalrevolution.net

7.  In order to win re-election, Nixon wanted to increase the number of blue collar workers and whites in the south who would support him www.examiner.com

8.  Nixon appointed multiple conservative southerners as judges on federal courts  Nixon spoke out against forced busing that was designed to desegregate southern schools  He won support from many whites who opposed busing topics.time.com

9.  Philadelphia Plan – initiates affirmative action by requiring labor unions and federal contractors to hire minorities http://www.kentuckypress.com/live/titl e_detail.php?titleid=2397

10.  Nixon’s approval rating was high by 1972  Positioned himself as a moderate  Won 61% of the popular vote and a great majority of the electoral votes  First Republican candidate to “sweep the South” hermelink-nixon.blogspot.com

11.  June 1972 – Nixon aides hire thugs to bug the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters at the Watergate Hotel = epic fail  During the trial of the burglars in 1973, it came out that Nixon administration officials had been involved  The Senate investigated and witnesses said there was a cover up that included the President articles.businessinsider.com

12.  Washington Post reporters uncovered the story  Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein  Source “Deep Throat”- secret government informant (30 years later revealed to be W. Mark Felt the #2 guy in charge of the FBI)  Nixon denied the allegations saying, “I am not a crook.” www.loc.gov

13.  Summer of 1973 it is discovered that Nixon has been secretly taping conversations in the Oval office for years  Many people think the tapes could reveal Watergate plotting  Fall of 1973 Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned due to an unrelated corruption scandal  Nixon nominates Gerald Ford as VP bildungblog.blogspot.com

14.  Nixon refuses to give the tapes to the special prosecutor  Claims executive privilege  July 24, 1974 – Supreme Court orders Nixon to cough up the tapes  Investigators discovered that many important parts of the tapes were not there  Nixon said his secretary must have erased them by mistake www.pimall.com

15.  The tapes had enough info to make Nixon look really, really bad  The Judiciary Committee of the US House voted to impeach (they make the recommendation to the House)  They charged that Nixon had obstructed justice  Before the whole House of Representatives could hold a vote for impeachment Nixon resigned technorati.com

16.  Used “dirty tricks” to get elected ◦ Spying, sabotage, lying to the press, forging document, etc  Had an “enemies” list  Used federal agencies to go after those on the list  Had the FBI tap phones of people he didn’t trust including government employees and reporters  Gets the nickname “Tricky Dick” www.sanfranciscosentinel.com

17.  Damaged the honor of the office of the Presidency  People less trusting of the government  Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 created to limit private political donations  Demonstrated the solidity of our system of checks and balances  Proved no US citizen is above the law fineartamerica.com