1. 1970’s and Beyond Nixon, Carter, Reagan

2. Nixon 1969-74, Ford to ‘77 Watergate and his resignation OPEC Shuttle Diplomacy SALT I Détente China The Economy: Stagflation Henry Kissinger

3. Legacy of Watergate Public distrust of government Ford’s full, free, and absolute pardon of Nixon

4. Carter 1977-81 Why elected? Cyrus Vance and Human Rights Carter Doctrine…the Persian Gulf The economy The Moscow Olympics The Hostage Crisis Camp David Accords To the New Right…Reagan

5. Reagan Teflon President? Supply Side economics (aka Reaganomics, Voodoo economics) The fall of the Soviet Union and Star Wars The Iran-Contra Crisis Televangelists The New Right