Presidents

Nixon to Bush II

Richard Nixon 1969-1974 Republican Domestic Policy: Oil prices raised by

OPEC. Energy crisis ensues. Starts Alaskan oil pipeline. Cuts speed limit to 55.

Watergate: Democratic Party Headquarters are broken into by employees of the Republican party. It is eventually tied back to Nixon. Nixon is forced to resign as opposed to being impeached.

Nixon Foreign

Cambodia Laos End Vietnam War SALT talks w/China Visit China Détente w/ USSR

Gerald Ford 1974- 1977

Finishes Nixon’s term in office 1st president that was not elected

either Vice President or President. Republican Foreign

Pulled ALL Americans from Vietnam 1975

Increased communication with the USSR

Domestic Pardoned Nixon Financial woes

Jimmy Carter 1977-1981 Democratic Domestic Issues: Energy crisis. OPEC places an embargo on

selling oil to the United States. Gas prices soar and people begin to run out of gas. Alternative energy sources like solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and wind are all developed.

Foreign Policy: Responsible for “Camp David Accords”. Egypt and Israel sign a peace agreement. First time an Arab nation made peace with Israel.

Carter Legacy

Human Rights Advocate - fights for human rights

Economic crisis - oil/ energy/ housing crisis Camp David Accords

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989 Republican Domestic Policy: “Supply Side” economics

or “Reaganomics”. Gives tax breaks to the rich in hopes it will trickle down to the poor.

Foreign Policy: Fights with the USSR. Spends 200 Billion dollars on defense and military build up. Invested in “Star Wars” a shield to protect the US from Nuclear Missiles.

Iran Contra Affair INF Treaty: Soviet Union and US destroy over 2,800

nuclear missiles. No intermediate range missiles in Europe

George H. W. Bush

1989-1993 Republican Domestic Policy: Fails to bring the

US economy out of a recession. Unemployment is high. Economy is weak.

Iran-Contra Affair Foreign: Sends troops as part of a

UN force to the Middle East. Started the 1st Gulf War

Berlin Wall comes down- END OF COLD WAR

Legacy - US involvement in Iraq

Bill Clinton 1993-2001 Democrat

Domestic Policy: Economic recovery: Tax cuts for poor/ middle class. Impeached for lying to a grand jury.

Foreign Policy: Signs NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement.

Opens up trade with Mexico and Canada. Sends troops to Bosnia as part of UN peace keeping force. Tries to broker peace between Palestine and Israel. Somalia – Attempted to take down warlords and was

unprepared. Embarrassment to U.S. Afghanistan -

Bush 2001 – 2010 Republican

Domestic: recession, poverty increases, job loss, Housing crisis

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND - education initiative to increase level of learning

Foreign: 9/11/01 War in Terror (Bush

Doctrine) War in Iraq War in Afghanistan,