Presidential Legacies

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FDR

good wholesale and retailer

FDR

established idea of "honeymoon phase"

FDR

launched new deal

FDR

used "fireside chats" to communicate w/ public

FDR

expanded role of federal govt

FDR

tried to pack the Supreme Court

FDR

dealt with the Great Depression and WW2

FDR

only President elected four times

FDR

delivered famous "Day that will live in infamy" after Pearl Harbor

FDR

issued executive order 9066, that authorized military to intern Japanese Americans

FDR

started Manhattan Project

FDR

met with Churchill and Stalin to plan future of world after WW2

Harry S Truman

good retailer, not a wholesaler

Harry S Truman

ordered bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Harry S Truman

first Cold War president(after FDR died)

Harry S Truman

started the Berlin Airlift to challenge the blockade

Harry S Truman

created CIA and NSC(national safety council)

Harry S Truman

launched Marshall Plan(economic assistance to postwar Europe)

Harry S Truman

ended segregation in military with executive order

Harry S Truman

sent US troops to Korea w/o declaration of war

Harry S Truman

fired General MacArthur for insubordination during Korean War

Eisenhower

governed with "hidden hand"

Eisenhower

good at managing strong willed egotistical subordinates

Eisenhower

created the interstate highways

Eisenhower

cut spending on conventional weapons, redirected funding to nukes and missiles

Eisenhower

approved CIA undercover operations to hold coups and install anti-Commie governments(including in Iran an Guatemala)

Eisenhower

enforced Brown v Board ruling in Little Rock with national guard

Eisenhower

warned about the growing military industrial complex in farewell address

Eisenhower

warned against getting involved in Asian(esp Vietnam)

Eisenhower

blocked an election in Vietnam, out of fear that Ho Chi Minh would've been elected

Eisenhower

presided over period of economic growth even though top income tax rate was 91%

Eisenhower

appointed Republican Earl Warren to Supreme Court(turned out to be extremely liberal)

Eisenhower

embarrassed by U-2 incident at end of term

JFK

good wholesaler not good retailer

JFK

enthusiastic "cold warrior" (Cold War)

JFK

first to effectively utilized TV as bully pulpit and political platform

JFK

dealt with Bay of Pigs

JFK

dealt with Cuban Missile Crisis

JFK

negotiated first nuclear test ban treaty

JFK

increased US role in Vietnam bc feared that if Vietnam were taken, he would not be reelected

JFK

didn't push that hard for Civil Rights

JFK

created Peace Corps

JFK

inspired baby boomers to get involved

JFK

announced man in moon w/in 10 years

LBJ

won in landslide in 1964

LBJ

not good wholesaler, aggressive retailer(_ treatment)

LBJ

people often afraid to disagree with him

LBJ

pushed very hard for Civil Rights(Civil Rights Act of 1964)

LBJ

pushed his Great Society

LBJ

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution expanded president's power to declare War

LBJ

dealt with college protests, race riots etc

LBJ

"Tet Offensive" contributed to him deciding not to re-run

LBJ

greeted with "hey ___ how many kids did you kill today"

Nixon

elected as conservative but governed liberal

Nixon

ran against Kennedy and lost before

Nixon

very effective in international diplomacy

Nixon

introduced wage and price caps to curb inflation

Nixon

very paranoid

Nixon

Watergate

Nixon

only president to resign

Nixon

visited USSR and China in China(temp thaw in Cold War)

Nixon

expanded Vietnam War to Cambodia and Laos

Nixon

massive bombing campaign on North Vietnam

Nixon

introduced Vietnamization program to begin withdrawal of US

Nixon

approved removal of Allende in Chile(who was assasinated in the coup)

Ford

poor wholesaler

Ford

took over("honest and clean image" and pardoned Nixon

Ford

struggled to fight stagflation but cut inflation by 50%

Ford

lowered crime rate by 75%

Ford

granted clemency to Vietnam draft evaders

Ford

ordered evacuation of Americans from Saigon

Ford

signed Helsinki Accord to broker peace in Cold War

Ford

first target of SNL(made fun of clumsiness)

Ford

survived 2 asassination attempts

Ford

first lady founded Betty ___ Center to help with Drug Addiction

Jimmy Carter

ran on human rights

Jimmy Carter

micromanager and did not have strong cabinet

Jimmy Carter

Nobel Peace Prize for Camp David Accords

Jimmy Carter

plagued by Iran Hostage Crisis

Jimmy Carter

dealt with energy crisis

Jimmy Carter

appointed head of Fed who set high interest rates which benefitted next President

Jimmy Carter

environmentalist

Reagan

known as great communicator

Reagan

trained actor

Reagan

"Teflon President" criticism didn't stick to him

Reagan

campaigned on small government

Reagan

worked successfully with Democrats to pass legislation

Reagan

started anti missile defense system (Star Wars), increased Gap in Arms Race

Reagan

plagued by Savings and Loans Crisis and Iran-Contra crisis

Reagan

visited Moscow, established relationship with Gorbachev

Reagan

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall"

Reagan

credited with ending Cold War

HW Bush

cautious pragmatist

HW Bush

bad wholesaler

HW Bush

"read my lips, no new taxes"

HW Bush

raised taxes after promising not to

HW Bush

experienced and qualified in foreign affairs

HW Bush

Berlin Wall came down during presidency

HW Bush

expressed no clear vision for nation

HW Bush

drove Suddam Hussein out of Kuwait(Gulf War)