1970s america
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Nixon Elected 1968 (Law & order) Spoke of the “Silent Majority” Paranoid at times (enemies list) Created a stronger executive Tried to end inflation (90 day
price controls, 1971; 60 day 1973)
OPEC & Oil crisis (1973) New Federalism (states spent $) Southern Strategy (Slowed Civil
Rights enforcement)—won over Southern white Democrats
Watergate Nixon’s paranoia started
this (Enemies List; wiretaps; tax audits)
1972 election: CREP (Plumbers ordered a break-in of the DNC)
Security Guard found them, 5 were arrested
Nixon’s initial response—denial
No one noticed; Woodward & Bernstein kept story alive
Ford Presidency
“I’m a Ford, not a Lincoln” Almost immediately
pardoned Nixon (deal?) Meant to move the country
forward; killed his goodwill w/Dems and Americans
Stagflation Whip Inflation Now (WIN) War Powers Act (48
hours/60 days)
Carter Presidency Why he won: he was an outsider Why he failed as a president: he
was an outsider Biggest issues—inflation &
energy crisis Increased spending & money
supply—inflation up Reaction: decrease spending;
unemployment rose Deregulation of gov’t controls Created Energy Department;
focused on conservation
His Energy Plan
Tax gas guzzlers Power utilities use fuels OTHER than gas &
oil (Coal) Tax credits for homeowners who insulate &
use solar energy Fund alternative energy resources other than
coal & oil What changed this: energy prices dropped;
Three Mile Island
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