Nixon 1969 1974 Law Order Republican Southern Strategy
Nixon 1969 -1974
“Law & Order”
Republican “Southern Strategy” • “State’s rights”… • Split workingclass whites away from blacks • New “Solid South” is Republican
End of New Deal Coalition
1968 Election
Review of Nixon’s Foreign Policy…
Nixon’s Domestic Policy • “New Federalism” • Apollo 11 Moon landing • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) • Leak Scandals • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • “War on Drugs” begins • 1973 Yom Kippur War − OPEC Embargo − Energy Crisis − “Stagflation” − Pentagon Papers − COINTELPRO − Watergate
EPA
OSHA
War on Drugs
Apollo 11
1973 Yom Kippur War
1970 s Energy Crisis: OPEC Embargo
1970 s Energy Crisis: Rationing
1970 s Energy Crisis: Oil Prices
1970 s Energy Crisis: Stagflation
Pentagon Papers Leak
COINTELPRO
The “Plumbers”
1972 Election
Watergate Hotel Burglary The Break-In
Patrick Grey • Nixon-appointed director of the FBI • Destroyed FBI documents into the burglary investigation
Woodward & Bernstein
John Dean • White House counsel • “Mastermind of the cover-up” • Testifies against Nixon
Spiro Agnew • Vice President • Resigned for failure to pay income taxes
Watergate Tapes Click here for video
Sam Ervin & Senate Investigation
“Saturday Night Massacre” Fire d d e n g i s e R Archibald Cox, special prosecutor Elliot Richardson, Attorney General d e n g i s e R William Ruckleshaus, Deputy Attorney General
All Alone…
U. S. v. Nixon, 1974 Supreme Court rejected Nixon’s claim of “executive privilege”
Resignation Nixon resigns
Ford’s Pardon • Controversial decision • Allowed the nation to “move on”
Distrust & Voter Apathy
Gil Scott-Heron “H 2 OGate Blues” + lyrics
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