PPT-Nixon’s Domestic Policies--

Was he a Liberal or a Conservative Nixons agenda was to decrease the size and influence of the federal government Nixon believed that Lyndon Johnsons Great Society programs had given the federal government too much power amp responsibility. Nixon’s New Conservatism. Nixon was determined to turn the US into a more conservative direction with a sense of order. The US was intensely divided over Nam. Nixon felt LBJ’s Great Society programs gave the federal government too much responsibility. 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.. Mary Meyerhoff. Civics, 1B. Mrs.Previle. 1-13-15. Biography of Richard M. Nixon. Date of Birth-. Born on January 9, 1913. Where he was born- California. Personal Info:. Marriage- He married Patricia Ryan in 1940. I. The Nixon Administration. A. Election of 1968. . 1. LBJ steps down. . 2. RFK assassinated. . 3. Violence at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. . 4. Hubert Humphrey vs. Richard Nixon. 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. The Election of 1968. Richard Nixon only narrowly won the 1968 election, but the combined total of popular votes for Nixon and Wallace indicated a shift to the right in American politics. . The 1960's began as an era of optimism and possibility and ended in disunity and distrust. . Subtitle. Nixon (1968-74) . Nixon wins the 1968 presidential election due to a rise of conservatism. Runs on the platform that he will get the U.S. out of the highly unpopular Vietnam War and “return us to law and order”. 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. Objectives:. Identify Nixon’s key decisions and their consequences. explain the approach taken by Nixon to the cold war. . evaluate Nixon’s success’ and failures. Who was Richard Nixon?. Richard Nixon’s best known contributions to the Cold War were his roles in détente and ending the Vietnam conflict. However, he was an unlikely architect for both.. Modern American History. The Election of 1968. Richard M. Nixon [R]. Hubert Humphrey [D]. The Election of 1968. Nixon . [. R]. Humphrey [D]. Wallace [AI]. VP for Eisenhower. Aimed at “Middle America”. Nixon promises to bring Americans together but.... Vice President Spiro Agnew- attacks the media and the left. The Press:. “Nattering . naybobs. of negativism” . The Democrats:. “Sniveling hand-wringers”. a. . Analyze the international policies and actions taken as a response to the Cold War including the opening of and establishment of diplomatic relations with China, the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, the War Powers Act, the Camp David Accords, and Carter’s response to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis. . Politics and Economics. Appealing to middle America. Many Americans supported the government and longed for a silent majority end to the violence and turmoil that seemed to plague the nation in the 1960’s.. Early Life . Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon lived a very modest childhood, having lived in on a small family ranch in Yorba Linda, California for his early years until 1922 when his family ranch failed and they moved to Whittier, California.