Richard Nixon –(R)

• Elected in 1968.

• Sought Peace with honor in Vietnam.

• Brought détente to the Cold War.

• Henry Kissinger (most trusted)

Apollo 11

• Achievement of JFK’s call to put a man on the moon.

• July 20, 1969• Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong

land on the moon.• Michael Collins stayed on Apollo

11

Realpolitik

• Policy used by Nixon and Kissinger in Foreign Affairs.

• Nations make decisions that protect their own power rather than according to morals.

Pentagon Papers

• Department of Defense Report leaked to the press by Daniel Ellsberg.

• Reported unethical practices by the govt. regarding Vietnam.

• Led to the formation of the plumbers.

Watergate Scandal

• Break in and Cover up resulting in the resignation of RMN.

• Illegal break-ins and wire taps were part of an effort to re-elect RMN in 1972.

Watergate Scandal

• Trial of burglars in 1973.

• All defendants plead guilty or were found guilty.

• Judge in the case did not believe the whole truth had come out.

Watergate Scandal

• RMN’s Whitehouse became involved in the scandal during the Senate investigation that followed the trial.

• Saturday Night Massacre: forced resignations

Spiro Agnew

• VP forced to resign because of charges of Tax evasion.

• Gerald Ford becomes VP. Pardons Nixon.

Jimmy Carter

• Democrat• Gov. of Georgia• Peanut Farmer• WWII Vet- Naval Academy• No National Experience• Strong religious beliefs

Jimmy Carter

• Focused on –Human rights

–Not persecuting the weak

–Human Dignity

–Unstable economy inherited

–Dependence on foreign oil

Jimmy Carter

• Camp David Accords 1978–Peace between Israel and

Egypt.

–Egypt would agree Israel had the right to exist.

–Israel would give back Sinai.

Iranian Hostage Crisis

• November 4, 1979• 52 Americans taken hostage for

444 days.• Shah had been allowed into US

for healthcare.• Ayatollah Khomeini wanted the

shah returned.

Iranian Hostage Crisis

• Rescue attempt botched.

• Secret negotiations returned the hostages the day after Carter left office.

• His biggest failure.

Ronald Reagan (R)

• Career began as an Actor.

• Former Gov. of California.

• Began political career as a Democrat.

• Strongly anti-communist

Ronald Reagan (R)

• Increased Military Spending.

• Cut taxes to stimulate the economy.

• Heated the Cold War up.

• SDI = Strategic Defense Initiative.