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CRISIS in CONFIDENCE 1968 – 1980 (pgs. 598 –623)

CRISIS in CONFIDENCE 1968 – 1980 (pgs. 598 –623). Nixon and the Watergate Scandal . Ford Takes Over. Carter and Foreign Troubles. 1960’s. 1970’s. Political Beliefs. Democratic. Republican. Liberal. Conservative .

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CRISIS in CONFIDENCE 1968 – 1980 (pgs. 598 –623)

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  1. CRISIS in CONFIDENCE1968 – 1980 (pgs. 598 –623) Nixon and the Watergate Scandal Ford Takes Over Carter and Foreign Troubles

  2. 1960’s 1970’s Political Beliefs Democratic Republican • Liberal • Conservative • Individual choice “Free Enterprise – people & businesses are free to make their own economic choices. • Protect, take care of citizens through mandatory programs • Fed. Govt. has most power • Individual states have more power

  3. The Nixon Administration (1968-1974) • Had lost to JFK in ’60 • Narrowly beat Humphrey in ’68 • Aimed to appeal to SILENT MAJORITY - common everyday people, factory workers, non demonstrators, “Middle America” • Labeled himself

  4. Economic Struggles • Cost of Vietnam War • Stagflation – ( look at pg. 509 ) • Foreign competition – automobile & steel industries. • Stagnating economy (not a lot of movement ) wages remain the same, not a lot of new jobs + • Inflation (prices of goods & services going up)

  5. Economic Struggles OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

  6. Economic Struggles • Embargo - OPEC refused to sell oil to countries ( U.S. ) who were allies of Israel. • Oil prices rose 400 % e.g.( if 1 gallon gas = 50 cents = $2.50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpEVUqrNa5M

  7. Forced Busing • ’71 – Federal courts ordered school districts to bus students outside their neighborhood to achieve greater racial balance. • Nixon criticized court order ,reaching out to Southern Whites and urban blue-collar workers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgDpHEjx-zg

  8. The Watergate Scandal

  9. Look at pg. 603 Sequence of Events Watergate suspects are investigated in 1973 Burglars break into Democratic HQ in Watergate building in Wash. D.C. they are arrested. 2 reporters (Woodward & Bernstein) receive a tip (Deep Throat) that the burglars had ties to Nixon’s reelection campaign. James MCordVirgilio Gonzalez Frank Sturgis Eugenio Martinez Bernard Baker

  10. Sequence of Events Discovery of the tapes, missing information Nixon MUST hand them over to the court “But I have executive privilege!” 18.5 MINUTES it up!” “Cover Nixon is investigated by Congress Nixon resigns August, 1974

  11. Nixon Resigns • Nixon resigns before he can be impeached • Impeach- to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office • “High crimes and misdemeanors” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ZXzZBtDsY

  12. Impact • Federal Campaign Act • Financial Disclosure for Government Affairs • Weakened the Presidency • 43% of Americans had “hardly any” faith in the executive office any more (1974)

  13. I am proud to be a square!!! Gerald Ford • Nixon resigns in disgrace, 1974 • Gerald Ford – • Republican • U.S. Congressman ( Michigan) (25 yrs). • Became VP, then President • VP Gerald Ford enters office • “I’m a Ford, not a Lincoln”

  14. FORD • Big College Football Player – Univ. of Michigan • Served in WW II in Navy • Wife, Betty , influential in establishing treatment centers for alcoholism and drug addictions.

  15. FORD • Pardons Nixon - Nixon was officially forgiven of any crimes he may have committed as president • Stagflation continues - • Factories closed down • Consumer demands for goods dropped • Rate of unemployment rose steadily • Ford becomes very unpopular, will lose election to Jimmy Carter in 1976

  16. Jimmy Carter • Labeled himself a “common man” , an “outsider of Washington” • Elected by a slim margin • Former Georgian governor • Appealed to Christian Fundamentalists – people who believe in strict interpretation of the Bible as the foundation of the Christian faith . • But he did not have close ties to Democrats in Congress, difficult to get bills passed.

  17. Jimmy Carter • Granted amnesty -(political pardons) to Americans who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. These men were called DRAFT DODGERS • Many Americans upset. • Continued problems: Energy - ( gas for cars, fuel for home heating ) Inflation – ( rising prices, no raises in salary )

  18. Look at pg. 611 Changing demographics of the U.S. • Loss of jobs in Northeast and Midwest these areas were called the RUSTBELT • Americans moving to the SUNBELT – South and West, gained political power

  19. Important Political Groups Began to gain political power, candidates wanted their votes • Evangelical Christians – breach their religion(spread the word of God) , use television (televangelists) to spread their beliefs. • Immigrants: More immigrants from Mexico / Latin America – countries like Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, etc.

  20. “ME DECADE” Americans absorbed with improving themselves themselves • TV – showed minorities, current issues. • Personal Fitness • Yoga, Meditation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fqCS7Y_kME

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