PPT-The Rise and Fall of Richard Nixon

Road to the White House Nixon lost two close elections Lost to JFK in the 1960 election 1962 lost an election to become Californias Governor Claimed his political career was over 1968 Nixon won the Republican Nomination for President . 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.. 1 Nixon also served on the Herter Committee, which traveled to Europe to prepare a preliminary report on the Marshall Plan. In 1948, as a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), 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. Richard Nixon. Background. Brought up during the _. Worked his way through_. Served in _. After serves in the _. In 1960, loses the presidency to _. His comeback in 1968. LBJ doesn’t run for re election. 1969 - 1974. Nixon and . the ’70s. The Election of 1968. The 1968 presidential election marked a shift to the right in American politics. . . Country is in . Stagflation. High inflation and unemployment. What earned Nixon the Right to be President?. Schooling and WWII. Whittier College then Duke University Law School before . Moved to Washington D.C.. Starting practicing law. World War II, Nixon served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific. 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.. Everything You Need To . K. now . A. bout . The Presidency of . Richard Nixon To Succeed In APUSH. www.Apushreview.com. Background on Nixon. Communist Hunter. HUAC. Vice-President under Eisenhower. Lost the election of 1960. 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. 1968 - 1974. Nixon and . the ’70s. The Election of 1968. The 1968 presidential election marked a shift to the right in American politics. . Country is in . Stagflation - . High inflation and unemployment. 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. 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.. 1969 - 1974. Nixon and . the ’70s. The Election of 1968. The 1968 presidential election marked a shift to the right in American politics. . . Country is in . Stagflation. High inflation and unemployment. 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..