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The Early 1970s

Kent ChroniclesDecember 2012

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Presidents of the early 70s

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Kent State Shooting

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Nixon’s Foreign Policy Prowess

• China• SALT• Withdrawal from of

Vietnam• “Peace with Honor”

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Watergate• 1972 break-in of the Watergate Hotel, then

the headquarters for the Democratic National Committee in Washington DC by five men.

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That Liberal Media

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The Cover-up

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Out with the old/In with the new

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Pardon me?

• Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974.• Ford pardoned him on September 8, 1974.• Too soon?

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Meanwhile, in the Middle East

• 1972 Olympic Games Massacre in Munich• Yom kippur War

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Oil Embargo

• Stagflation: Stagnant economy and rising inflation

• High unemployment

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Local News and Notes?


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