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3/29/2016
Nixon, Ford, & Carter (1972-1980)

Key Terms:
liberal supporting individual liberty and believing
that government should support social change
executive privilege the right of the president to
keep information from the public
repercussions (unintended) consequences

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Nixons Domestic Policy

Nixon was a liberal Republican
expanded LBJs Great Society
programs
Created SSI (Supplemental
Security Income) for disabled
poor
Created Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to
administer:
Clean Air Act (1970)
Endangered Species Act (1973)

Watergate
1972: Republican operatives break in to
Democratic headquarters @ Watergate Hotel
Nixon has CIA stop FBI from investigating
1972-3: Washington Post reporters claim Nixon
knew what was going on
1973: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns
because he was taking bribes

Watergate
1974: Nixon forced to relinquish tapes of his
conversations in White House
Nixon v. U.S.: executive privilege does not apply to
criminal investigations

Nixon resigns

Check for Understanding

In what ways was Nixon a liberal
Republican?
What repercussions did Nixons
resignation have?

Ford

Only unelected president

Pardons Nixon
Faced economic challenges:
stagflation: rising unemployment &
inflation
OPEC oil embargo to punish US for
helping Israel in Yom Kippur War
(1973)

Carter
Jimmy Carter (Dem.) defeats
Ford (GOP), 1976
Successes:
Camp David Accords: peace
treaty between Israel and Egypt
Panama: US promises to give
Panama Canal back to Panama

Carter
Challenges:
OPEC embargo gets
worse long gas lines,
high prices
Iran Hostage Crisis:
Muslim Revolutionaries
led by Ayatollah Khomeini
overthrow Shah (who US
supported)
66 American diplomats
held hostage for more
than 1 year

Check for Understanding

What were the Camp David Accords?
Why did Carter lose popularity?

Pardoning Nixon
Guiding Question: Was Ford right to
pardon Nixon?