1. 1968 - 1980 Ch. 32 + 33: Nixon, Ford & Carter

2. Nixon Years Nixon Wins election in 1968: a time of great unrest  Martin Luther King assassinated in April 1968  Robert Kennedy assassinated in June 1968  Anti-War protests intensified Nixon’s domestic policies  works to un-fund much of the Great Society programs  wins favor of southern Democrats by easing off desegregation  Works to restore law & order / silence anti-war protests Nixon’s foreign policies  Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s “realpolitik” & détente begins to ease Cold War tensions  SALT talks open conversation about arms control

3. First Man on the Moon Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon.

4. The Watergate Scandal A “siege mentality” had come to pervade Nixon’s administration  Enemies list  Wire taps  The Plumbers Five Nixon operatives are caught attempting to wire- tap the Democratic Headquarters at the Watergate. Nixon tries to cover up the scandal with CIA help With impeachment looming, Nixon resigns in August 1974

5. The Ford Administration Ford takes office and pardons Nixon Fails to convince Congress to help South Vietnam South Vietnam falls to Communists in 1975  See American Experience, Last Days in Vietnam

6. The Carter Administration Carter’s foreign policy  Works toward Middle East Peace between Arabs and Israelis  Kissinger’s “shuttle diplomacy” leads to the Camp David Accords – Egypt is the first Arab nation to recognize Israel as a nation.  Diplomatic relations with China established  Iran Hostage Crisis Carter’s Domestic Issues  Unstable economy prompts spending cuts and deregulation  Energy conservation is a priority  Establishes the Department of Energy