72-Nixon Presidency

elected partly because of distrust of liberal Democratic government

Nixon

decided to lead a conservative course

 inspired by Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign and moral majority outlook

Imperial Presidency

 Nixon ordered military action in Cambodia without congressional approval. 

New Federalism

wanted to decrease size of government

2. New Federalism would give power back to local governments

3. introduced revenue sharing of unrestricted money

4. Did increase some federal programs to get his measures passed

Swann v. Charlotte, 1971

forced busing

sped up the racial integration in schools

stagflation

rising inflation and rising unemployment

deficit spending increases as a result of

Stagflation

oil cartel embargo, 1973:

(OPEC) imposed an embargo against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military

Henry Kissinger

Sec. Of State

policy of détente

policy of détente

 name given to a period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union that began tentatively in 1971

1st US president to visit China

Nixon visits China, 1972

SALT Treaties with USSR,

Reduced nuclear arms

CRP

Committee to Re-Elect the President

exposed the corruption overtime that nixon ordered the break in

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

US v. Nixon, 1974

Supreme Court ruled Nixon must give all taped recordings from Oval Office (Nixon resisted b/c proved his guilt)

Only President to do so

Nixon