the early 1970s kent chronicles december 2012. presidents of the early 70s
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The Early 1970s
Kent ChroniclesDecember 2012
Presidents of the early 70s
Kent State Shooting
Nixon’s Foreign Policy Prowess
• China• SALT• Withdrawal from of
Vietnam• “Peace with Honor”
Watergate• 1972 break-in of the Watergate Hotel, then
the headquarters for the Democratic National Committee in Washington DC by five men.
That Liberal Media
The Cover-up
Out with the old/In with the new
Pardon me?
• Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974.• Ford pardoned him on September 8, 1974.• Too soon?
Meanwhile, in the Middle East
• 1972 Olympic Games Massacre in Munich• Yom kippur War
Oil Embargo
• Stagflation: Stagnant economy and rising inflation
• High unemployment
Local News and Notes?