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The Nixon Administration

The Nixon Administration. The Southern Strategy http://suite101.com/article/the-southern-strategy-and-richard-nixon-a269466. Used by Nixon in order to gain support of more southern states for the Republican party. Did so by appointing conservatives to federal courts

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The Nixon Administration

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  1. The Nixon Administration

  2. The Southern Strategyhttp://suite101.com/article/the-southern-strategy-and-richard-nixon-a269466 • Used by Nixon in order to gain support of more southern states for the Republican party. • Did so by appointing conservatives to federal courts • Also by choosing a VP candidate that was acceptable to the south

  3. A Law-and-Order President • Nixon targeted antiwar protestors and replaced many liberal officials

  4. The New Federalismhttp://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/New-Federalism.html • These were Nixon’s domestic policies • Got rid of many federal programs and gave more control to state and local governments

  5. The New Federalism • Under this program, Congress passed revenue sharingbills • Grants federal money to state and local agencies • This inadvertently gave the federal government more power • They could put conditions on the states that, if not met, would cause funds to be cut.

  6. The New Federalism • Nixon also impounded funds if Congress set aside money for programs he opposed

  7. The Family Assistance Planhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/nixon-domestic/ • Proposed by Nixon in hopes of providing for the poor while promoting jobs for those on welfare • It gave needy families $1,600 per year • The House of Rep. approved the plan in 1970, but it failed in the Senate

  8. Nixon’s Foreign Policy • Nixon appointed Henry Kissinger as his national security advisor • Helped shape his foreign policy • both believed in a gradual withdrawal from Vietnam

  9. Nixon’s Foreign Policy • Both saw the policy against communism as too rigid to actually benefit the US • As a result they began strengthening relations with China and USSR • Aka: détente • The USSR was skeptical

  10. Nixon Visits China • In 1972, Nixon went to China and the leaders of both nations agreed to set up more normal relations • Nixon hoped this would encourage the USSR to do the same

  11. US-Soviet Tensions Ease • Shortly after, the Soviets proposed a summit • High-level diplomatic meeting • Here the two countries signed the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) • A plan to limit nuclear arms • also agreed to increase trade and exchange scientific info

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