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CRISIS in CONFIDENCE1968 – 1980 (pgs. 598 –623)
Nixon and the Watergate Scandal
Ford Takes Over Carter and Foreign Troubles
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Political Beliefs
Democratic
Republican Liberal
Fed. Govt. has most power
Protect, take care of citizens through mandatory programs
Conservative Individual choice “Free Enterprise
– people & businesses are free to make their own economic choices.
Individual states have more power
1960’s
1970’s
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The Nixon Administration (1968-1974)
Had lost to JFK in ’60 Narrowly beat Humphrey in ’68
Labeled himself
Aimed to appeal to SILENT MAJORITY - common everyday people, factory workers, non demonstrators,
“Middle America”
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Economic Struggles
Stagflation – ( look at pg. 509 )
Stagnating economy (not a lot of movement ) wages remain the same, not a lot of new jobs + Inflation (prices of goods & services going up)
Cost of Vietnam War
Foreign competition – automobile & steel industries.
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Economic Struggles OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Economic Struggles
Oil prices rose 400 % e.g.( if 1 gallon gas = 50 cents
= $2.50
Embargo - OPEC refused to sell oil to countries ( U.S. ) who were allies of Israel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpEVUqrNa5M
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Forced Busing
Nixon criticized court order ,reaching out to Southern Whites and urban blue-collar workers
’71 – Federal courts ordered school districts to bus students outside their neighborhood to achieve greater racial balance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgDpHEjx-zg
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The Watergate Scandal
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Sequence of Events
Burglars break into Democratic HQ in
Watergate building in Wash. D.C. they
are arrested.
Watergate suspects are investigated
in 1973
Look at pg. 603
2 reporters (Woodward &
Bernstein) receive a tip (Deep Throat) that the burglars had ties to Nixon’s reelection
campaign.
James MCord Virgilio GonzalezFrank Sturgis Eugenio Martinez Bernard Baker
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Sequence of Events
it up!” “Cove
r
Discovery of the tapes, missing information
Nixon MUSThand them over to the court18.5
MINUTES
“But I have
executive privilege!
”
Nixon is investigated by Congress
Nixon resigns August, 1974
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Nixon Resigns
• Nixon resigns before he can be impeached
• Impeach - to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
• “High crimes and misdemeanors”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ZXzZBtDsY
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Impact•Federal Campaign Act•Financial Disclosure for Government
Affairs•Weakened the Presidency
▫43% of Americans had “hardly any” faith in the executive office any more (1974)
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Gerald Ford•Nixon resigns in disgrace, 1974
I am proud to be a square!!!
•“I’m a Ford, not a Lincoln”
• Gerald Ford –▫Republican ▫ U.S. Congressman ( Michigan)
(25 yrs).▫Became VP, then President ▫VP Gerald Ford enters office
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FORD
Wife, Betty , influential in establishing treatment centers for alcoholism and drug addictions.
Big College Football Player – Univ. of Michigan
Served in WW II in Navy
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FORD
Factories closed down Consumer demands for goods dropped Rate of unemployment rose steadily
Pardons Nixon -
Stagflation continues -
Ford becomes very unpopular, will lose election to Jimmy Carter in 1976
Nixon was officially forgiven of any crimes he may have committed as president
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Jimmy Carter • Former Georgian governor
• Elected by a slim margin
• Appealed to Christian Fundamentalists – people who believe in strict interpretation of the Bible as the foundation of the Christian faith .
• Labeled himself a “common man” , an “outsider of Washington”
• But he did not have close ties to Democrats in Congress, difficult to get bills passed.
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Jimmy Carter
•Continued problems: Energy - ( gas for cars, fuel for home heating ) Inflation – ( rising prices, no raises in salary )
•Granted amnesty -(political pardons) to Americans who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. These men were called DRAFT DODGERS
•Many Americans upset.
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Changing demographics of the U.S. Loss of jobs in Northeast and Midwest these areas were called the RUSTBELT Americans moving to the SUNBELT – South and
West, gained political power
Look at pg. 611
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Important Political Groups
• Evangelical Christians – breach their religion(spread the word of God) , use television (televangelists) to spread their beliefs.
•Immigrants : More immigrants from Mexico / Latin America – countries like Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, etc.
Began to gain political power, candidates wanted their votes
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“ME DECADE”
•TV – showed minorities, current issues.
•Personal Fitness•Yoga, Meditation
Americans absorbed with improving themselves themselves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fqCS7Y_kME