President Nixon

Born 1913U.S. Navy 1942 – 1946Elected to the Senate in 1950Served on the house un Americans

committee1968 elected president1972 reelected president1974 resigned as president

President Nixon

Ended the Vietnam Conflict Created the Nixon doctrine and the

idea of Detente Opened relations with China Improved relations with Soviet Union Most remembered for Watergate

scandal First President to resign

Nixon’s advisors He surrounded himself with a small

group of trusted aids who agreed with him

Chief of Staff was Harry Robins Haldeman

He was the man to get “things” done for Nixon

John Ehrlichman – in charge of domestic policy

Henry Kissenger

Inner Circle

John Ehrlichman

Harry Haldman Chief of staff

Henry Kissenger

More Powerful than the presidential cabinet

Nixon’s enemies 200 people on the

list Politicians to actors Edward Kennedy George McGovern Steve McQueen Paul Newman Yale and Harvard

Professors

The Enemies Nixon and is inner

circle asked the FBI to spy on the individuals and to find something “wrong” with them

Asked the IRS to audit them completely

              

Two Plans Houston

Plan to create a secret police in the US

Unit – FBI – CIA – NSA-and the DIA

Controlled by the Whitehouse

FBI did not support it

Plumbers Created by CREEP Stop security leaks Cover up illegal

campaign activities $60 Million worth 350,000 for dirty

tricks

Plumbers G. Gordon Liddy’s

plan Break into the

Democratic National Committee HQ

Copy documents and wire tap phones

For the 72 election

                   

The Break In

THE FIVE BURGLARS Bernard L. Barker Virgilio R. Gonzales James W. McCord Eugenio R.

Martinez Frank A. Sturgis

The JOB May June 1972

May the HQ is buggedJune team sent to

repairSecurity guard finds

tape on the doorsAnd the five men are

arrestedWOODWARD

&BERNSTEIN

Nixon Appoints John Dean to lead a Whitehouse investigation

NO member of the white house staff involved

CREEP paid 460,000 for silence

THE JOB A senseless pack of

lies said Nixon and was reelected a second term

The Trail began in 1973

Judge Sirica – long sentence judge

McCord plea bargained and turned in the Whitehouse staff

Nixon convinced Dean-Haldeman-and Enrlichman to resign

Dean turned on Nixon Alexander Butterfield

told of the “tapes”

The Show Primetime Nixon appoints

COX to lead senate investigation

Court demands the tapes

Nixon orders the firing of COX

Leon Jaworski appointed to replace Cox – demanded the tapes

Spiro Agnew caught for tax evasion and resigned – FORD VP

Nixon accused of tax evasion

The Tapes June of 74 agreed

to turn over tapes – edited for content

July U.S. v Nixon forced to turn in tapes 1284 hours worth

Turned in tapes AUG 5 1974

                              

WATERGATE HOTEL

Farewell address Senate moved to

Impeach Three counts Obstruction of

justice Violating citizens

rights Defying congress Aug 7th resigned

Players

James McCordAgnew Nixon

Nixon

After Math Gerald Ford Becomes President The Separation of

powers worked and the country survived

Sept 8Nixon Pardoned

31 of Nixon's friends went to jail

Ford and congress moved to ensure this would not happen

FORD and Congress action War powers act Congressional

budget impoundment act

Federal election campaign act

Freedom of information act

Ford’s Administration Stagflation =

slowed US productivity and rising inflation

Foreign competition was high and cheaper in goods

US dollar lost value in the world

Energy Crisis= Middle East

Because U.S. supported Israel- Arab nations raised and cut off oil supply to the U.S.

OPEC = Middle East – South America - Africa

Ford’s Administration

Japanese cars were sold in mass quantities in the US - by 1980 37% of US market

In 1946 the US was the world leader in steel production 46% by 1980 less than 17%

The Steel industry wanted tariffs placed on the world –Congress said NO!

Ford’s response WIN whip inflation

now Raised interest rates

to reduce spending – to lower prices

Vetoed- health – housing-and education

Unemployment low production-recession

Jimmy Carter- Peanut Farmer – GA Governor - President Elected in 1976

served 1 term – democrat

Foreign policy was based on human rights a religious principles

1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan = US boycott of Moscow Olympics in 1980

Carter’s Administration Placed a grain

embargo on the Soviets

SALT II signed –not supported by Congress

Panama Canal would be returned in 2000 and protected by the U.S.

Peace in the Middle East- most successful

March 1979 –Egypt turned pro west

Carter got the Camp David Accords signed between Egypt(Anwar Sadat) and Israel (Menachem Begin)

Carter and Sadat Peace between Israel and Egypt

Iranian Hostage Crisis February 1979 the

Shah of IRAN was over thrown

Religious fanatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini came to power

Hatred of the United States Begins

Iranian Hostage Crisis November 4th 1979

Tehran IRAN hiding behind women and children Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy (3000)

66 Americans were taken hostage and U.S Soil had been invaded

Demands were made in Feb. 1980 – return the shah – return the shah’s money – apologize – stay out of Iran – as a sign of good will all blacks and women were released 52 remained

U.S. Response Safety of the

hostages first Use of Force –

Delta force called in

Disaster in the desert

Carter allows the return of $8 billion

Ronald Reagan

Failed attempt by DELTA FORCE

The rescue Route

U.S Embassy Beirut

April 18th 1983

Marine barracks Beirut

October 23 1983

PAN Am Flight 103 Lockerbie Scotland Dec 1988

                                                                                                                       

Terrorists

1993 World trade centers attacked

                                          

Type of vehicle Used in 1993