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The Nixon Years

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1968 Election��Foreign Policy��Henry Kissinger��Domestic Policy��Social Atmosphere��1972 Election, Watergate, and Resignation

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Hubert Humphrey, Democratic Candidate, 1968.

George Wallace, Third Party Candidate, 1968.

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Spiro Agnew, Democratic Running Mate, 1968.

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August 28, 1968 Political Cartoon.

1968 Esquire Magazine Cover

1968 Political Cartoon, “This Makes Lousy History.”

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Foreign Policy

  • China

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  • Vietnam

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  • Latin America

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  • Soviet Union

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  • Middle East

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China

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Vietnam

  • “Madman Theory”

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  • Operation Menu

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  • “Pentagon Papers”

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Latin America

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Soviet Union

  • Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)

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  • Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABMT)

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  • “Peaceful Coexistence”

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The Middle East

  • Yom Kippur War

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  • Israel

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  • 1973 Oil Crisis

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Henry Kissinger

  • Nobel Peace Prize (1973)
  • Détente
  • Realpolitik
  • Khraer Rogue
  • Bangladesh Liberation War
  • Blood Telegrams

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Archer Blood

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Domestic Policy

  • “New Federalism”
  • United States Postal Service (1971)
  • Food Shortages and Price Controls
  • Conservation
  • Health Care Reform
  • Civil Rights
  • Space Race

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Conservation

  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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  • Clean Air Act (1970)

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  • Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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  • National Environmental Policy Act

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  • Vetoed Clean Water Act (1972)

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Health Care Reform

  • Privatize Health Insurance
  • Federalize Medicaid
  • Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
  • War on Drugs
  • National Sickle Cell Anemia Control Act (1972)
  • War on Cancer

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Civil Rights

  • Philadelphia Plan (1970)

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  • Equal Rights Amendment

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  • Affirmative Action

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Space Race

  • Apollo 11
  • Air Force Manned Orbital Laboratory (1969)
  • Lunar Missions
  • Space Shuttle
  • U.S.-Soviet Cooperation (1975)

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Social Atmosphere

  • Gay Liberation Movement

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  • Women’s Liberation Movement

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  • Civil Rights

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  • Hispanic Movement

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  • American Indian Movement

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Travis Air Force Base, 1971

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Hispanic Movement

  • Classified a Minority (1970)
  • Bilingual Education Act (1968)
    • Upheld in 1974

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  • MEChA (1969)

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  • Brown Power

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1972 Election, Watergate, and Resignation

  • Chappaquiddick Incident

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  • Nixon v. McGovern

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  • Watergate

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  • Resignation

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“Amnesty, Abortion, and Acid”

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