PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-After Apollo?: Richard Nixon and the American Space Program (Palgrave Studies

On July 20 1969 Neil Armstrong took one small step for a man one giant leap for mankind The success of the Apollo 11 mission satisfied the goal that had been set by President John F Kennedy just over eight years earlier It also raised the question What do you do next after landing on the Moon It fell to President Richard M Nixon to answer this question After Apollo Richard Nixon and the American Space Program traces in detail how Nixon and his associates went about developing their response. FOREIGN POLICY. Advance organizer. Richard Nixon rose through the political ranks as a staunch anti-communist; however, the policy of his predecessors brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and brought the U.S. into an expensive and increasingly unpopular war.. The Stalemated Seventies, 1968–1980. I. Sources of Stagnation. Causes of the slump in productivity:. The increase of women and teenagers in the work force. The declining investment in new machinery. By: Ai Hue Nguyen, Morgan Riccobene, Vasiliki Dinoulis, and Julia Dunn . Period 3. Pragmatic Liberalism. Nixon’s first term of presidency began on a hopeful note, as Nixon promised to bring the country peace and respite, in contrast to the turbulence of the 1960s. Pledging to unite the country, Nixon. FOREIGN POLICY. Advance organizer. Richard Nixon rose through the political ranks as a staunch anti-communist; however, the policy of his predecessors brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and brought the U.S. into an expensive and increasingly unpopular war.. Valeria Martinez. IB History of the Americas. Spring 2014. Richard Nixon. Born in California on January 9, 1913.. Became the nation’s 37. th. president on January 20. th. 1969 until he became the only President to date to resign from office on August 9. Was he a Liberal or a Conservative?. Nixon’s agenda was to decrease the size and influence of the federal government. Nixon believed that Lyndon Johnson’s . Great Society. programs, had given the federal government too much power & responsibility.. Road to the White House. Nixon lost two close elections. Lost to JFK in the 1960 election. 1962 lost an election to become California’s Governor. Claimed his political career was over. 1968 Nixon won the Republican Nomination for President . NIXON & WATERGATE. Objective. Discuss the successes and failures of Richard Nixon by creating an Epitaph for his presidency.. You will evaluate if he was a good president or not. . Richard Nixon. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Did the U.S. Presidency become unmanageable in the 1970s? How well did American leaders deal with the challenge of stagflation?. TEKS and Objectives. We will…. (10A) . describe Nixon’s leadership in relations with China and détente. October 4, 1957 - Sputnik. Soviet was first to launch satellite. One revolution every 90 minutes. Weighed 184 pounds . Sputnik 2 – November 3, 1957. Includes . Laika. Satellite remains in orbit for 162 days. Ciera Dalton Block 2 10/26/13. United States v. Nixon. The case was heard in June, 1974.. The case was decided in July, 1974.. Public Policy. The Public Policies that were in place and came up in this case were Separation of Powers along with Executive Privilege and Rule of Law. . SWBAT: Explain Nixon’s domestic and foreign policy initiatives. Do Now. Identify examples of . both. conflict/hostility and peaceful relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Presidential Election of 1972. By: Mary Beth Lahl. Background. The 26. th. Amendment was passed in 1971, making this the first election in which people from 18-21 could vote.. The House and Senate were both Democrat.. Apollo and Daphne, 2. nd. cent. AD, mosaic, from the House of . Dionysos. in . Paphos. , Cyprus. Piero del Pollaiuolo, . about 1441 - before 1496. Apollo and Daphne. , 1470-1480, oil on wood, 29.5 x 20 cm, The National Gallery, London.