Changing and

Enduring Issues1970 - The Present

#37: Richard Nixon, 1969-1974

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Nixon visits China & USSR --> Detente - easing of Cold War TensionsSALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)

Watergate Scandal

When: June 17, 1972 Where: Watergate Towers, Washington DCWho: Nixon re-election advisorsWhat: Break in to the Democratic Party Headquarters to install wiretapsWhy: To get information that would help Nixon get re-elected

Nixon recorded Oval Office conversations

Nixon believes that as President, he is above the law

US v. Nixon - Supreme Court orders him to turn over tapes but parts of the recordings had been destroyed --> limited executive privilege

Nixon resigns on August 9, 1974

Also during the Nixon Administration

Foreign

Vietnamization“Peace with Honor”War Powers Act

Domestic

OSHAEPADEA1969 - moon26th Amendment

Tries to rebuild US trust in government

Amnesty to draft dodgers

Pardon for Nixon

#38: Gerald Ford, 1974-1977

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) places embargo on US due to our support of Israel --> Inflation and high oil prices

Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel

1980 Olympics in Moscow Boycotted

Iranian Hostage Crisis

Stagflation

High Oil Prices

#39: Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981

Supply-Side Economics (Reaganomics, Trickle-Down Theory) --> Tax Cuts for businesses and the wealthy

Trade Deficits

#40: Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989

Iran-Contra Affair

Fall of the Berlin Wall

#41: George H.W. Bush, 1989-1993

Persian Gulf WarOperation Desert Storm

“No New Taxes”

#42: Bill Clinton, 1993-2001

BosniaNAFTA

Healthcare ReformImpeachment

#43: George W. Bush, 2001-2009

2000 Election

Dept. of Homeland Sec.

Hurricane Katrina

September 11, 2001

War in Afghanistan/Taliban

War in IraqOperation Iraqi Freedom

#44: Barack Obama, 2009-2015

Foreign Policy Challenges● Iraq● Afghanistan● North Korea● Middle East

Domestic Policy/EventsStimulus PlanFair Pay ActHealthcare Reform - “Obamacare”Acts of Mass ViolenceGay RightsImmigration ReformSuperstorm Sandy