the 1970s: toward a conservative america
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The 1970s: Toward a Conservative America. Richard Nixon. Winner of the 1968 and 1972 elections Conservative Republican base for his support. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg (1971). School busing upheld Voluntary integration in southern schools not working. Affirmative Action. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The 1970s: The 1970s: Toward a Toward a
ConservativConservative Americae America
Richard NixonRichard Nixon
Winner of the Winner of the 1968 and 1972 1968 and 1972 electionselections
Conservative Conservative Republican base Republican base for his supportfor his support
Swann v. Charlotte-Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg (1971)Mecklenburg (1971)
School busing School busing upheldupheld
Voluntary Voluntary integration in integration in southern southern schools not schools not workingworking
Affirmative Affirmative ActionAction
Requirements for Requirements for hiring minorities hiring minorities or recruiting or recruiting them for collegesthem for colleges
Regents of UC v. BakkeRegents of UC v. Bakke
Using racial Using racial quotas is a quotas is a violation of the violation of the 1414thth amendment amendment
Equal protection Equal protection clauseclause
Roe v. WadeRoe v. Wade
19731973
Legalized Legalized abortionabortion
Foreign PoliticsForeign Politics
National National security security adviser Henry adviser Henry KissingerKissinger
Changing Changing international international scene, secret scene, secret dealsdeals
ChinaChina
1971 – Nixon sent 1971 – Nixon sent Kissinger secretly Kissinger secretly to Beijing to to Beijing to discuss their discuss their relationshiprelationship
1972 – Nixon 1972 – Nixon traveled to traveled to communist Chinacommunist China
ChinaChina
Became a Became a member of the member of the United Nations United Nations with a with a permanent permanent seat on the seat on the Security Security CouncilCouncil
Soviet UnionSoviet Union
Nixon had a Nixon had a secret secret understanding understanding with Leonid with Leonid BrezhnevBrezhnev
SALT ISALT I
Strategic Arms Strategic Arms Limitation TreatyLimitation Treaty
Nixon traveled to Nixon traveled to Moscow for the Moscow for the signingsigning
Limited the Limited the production and production and deployment of ICBMsdeployment of ICBMs
Period of DetentePeriod of Detente
Tensions Tensions relaxed relaxed between major between major world powersworld powers
USSR, U.S. and USSR, U.S. and China became China became world powersworld powers
1972 Election1972 Election
Democrat – Democrat – George George McGovernMcGovern
Republican – Republican – Richard NixonRichard Nixon
Landslide for Landslide for NixonNixon
WatergateWatergate
June 17, 1972June 17, 1972
Men carrying Men carrying wiretapping wiretapping equipment were equipment were arrested breaking arrested breaking into the Democratic into the Democratic National National Committee’s Committee’s headquartersheadquarters
WatergateWatergate
Former CIA Former CIA agents working agents working for Nixon’s for Nixon’s Committee to Committee to Reelect the Reelect the PresidentPresident
Arranged illegal Arranged illegal wiretaps, spieswiretaps, spies
WatergateWatergate
Web of illegal Web of illegal activities activities sanctioned by the sanctioned by the White HouseWhite House
Nixon instructed Nixon instructed the CIA to stop an the CIA to stop an FBI investigation = FBI investigation = obstruction of obstruction of justicejustice
The TapesThe Tapes Nixon ordered to Nixon ordered to release Oval release Oval Office tapesOffice tapes
1974 – Nixon 1974 – Nixon finally agreedfinally agreed
House Judiciary House Judiciary Committee Committee considered considered articles of articles of impeachmentimpeachment
Nixon’s Nixon’s ResignationResignation
August 9, 1974August 9, 1974
Vice President Vice President Gerald Ford took Gerald Ford took officeoffice
Sept. 1974 – Sept. 1974 – Ford gave Nixon Ford gave Nixon a full pardona full pardon
Gerald FordGerald Ford
Became vice Became vice president by president by appointment of appointment of Congress after Congress after resignation of resignation of Spiro AgnewSpiro Agnew
Became president Became president in 1974in 1974