nixon quiz 2

One of Us

What phrase did Nixon use to identify with the “Middle Americans” who supported him?

The Philadelphia Plan

What affirmative action program did Nixon expand for federal contractors?

Yahya Kahn- Which Pakistani leader facilitated Nixon’s China opening?

Executive Privilege

What presidential power did Nixon claim to avoid handing over tapes during Watergate?

My child was not a bum

What statement by a Kent State victim’s father symbolized the backlash against student prosecutors?

John Sirica

What federal judge ordered Nixon to surrender the Watergate Tapes?

Archibald Cox

Who was the first special prosecutor for Watergate, fired during the Saturday Night Massacre?

The SALT Talks

What negotiation that limited nuclear weapons?

George Schultz

Who served Nixon in major economic posts?

The Gold Window

What event ended gold-dollar convertibility?

Daniel Moynihan

What domestic adviser backed the Family Assistance Plan and later criticized liberal welfare policy?

The Hudson Plan

What was the proposal calling for expanded domestic surveillance against anti-war and civil rights groups?

Clement Haynsworth

Who was Nixon’s rejected Supreme Court nominee?

Leon Jaworski

Who replaced Cox as Watergate prosecutor?

John Mitchell

Which former AG was deeply involved in Watergate?

H.R. Haldeman

Who was Nixon’s chief of staff, central to the Watergate cover-up?

Winston Lord

What Kissinger aide helped execute China policy and Paris Peace Accords?

The Sons and Daughters of the Silent Majority

What pro-Nixon youth group helped mobilize conservative support for his policies?

The Plumbers

What group was created to stop leaks and eventually led the Watergate break in?

De facto vs de jure segregation

What debate centered on school desegregation and busing?

The New Economic Policy

What measure froze prices/wages in 1971 to curb inflation?

The Family Assistance Plan

What welfare guarantee was proposed to replace AFDC and guarantee a minimum income?

The “Nixon Doctrine”

What policy declared allies must take responsibility for their own defense, especially in Asia?

Triangular Diplomacy

What international strategy played China + USSR against each other?

Daniel Ellsburg

Who linked the Pentagon Papers?

Charles Colson

Which Nixon aide led political “dirty tricks”?

John Dean

Which White House lawyer testified that Nixon was involved in the Watergate cover-up?

Elliott Richardson

Which AG refused to fire Cox?