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Nixon

Nixon. Imperial Presidency. Vietnam Plan. Vietnamization Prepare S. Vietnamese to take over Troop reduction Back and forth Invades Cambodia 1970 Destabilizes political stage, Khmer Rouge gain control Movement to withdrawal countered with escalation. Cont…. 1973 agreement

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Nixon

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  1. Nixon Imperial Presidency

  2. Vietnam Plan • Vietnamization • Prepare S. Vietnamese to take over • Troop reduction • Back and forth • Invades Cambodia 1970 • Destabilizes political stage, Khmer Rouge gain control • Movement to withdrawal countered with escalation

  3. Cont… • 1973 agreement • Viewed as saving face • No real chance for S. Vietnam to survive

  4. Cont… • Americans able to win battles in Vietnam, can’t win the war • Public support missing on both sides • April 30th 1975, war is over • N. Vietnam takes control of Saigon • Thousands of S. Vietnamese refugees • Approximately 2 million Vietnamese lives lost

  5. Nixon’s Foreign Relations • Skilled, had great support in Henry Kissinger • 1972 meets with China and Moscow • Small agreements established • Viewed as great accomplishments • Proved USSR and China willing to negotiate despite involvement in Vietnam

  6. Re-Election • Great morale boost • Takes credit for end of war • Policies: • Denounced “permissiveness” • Deal with criminals without pity • Increase in executive powers

  7. Watergate • CREEP • James McCord: former FBI agent arrested for trespassing ect…. • Spills the beans: FBI involvement, money exchanges, wiretaps everywhere • President responds • Advisors fleeing • Nixon hampers investigation • Secret tapes key to prosecution

  8. Other Issues • Anti-inflation policies backfiring • Grain prices soaring due to shortages • V.P. Spiro Agnew under investigation • Oil crisis • Arab frustration with U.S. stance regarding Arab/Israel conflict • Kissinger able to mediate • Fate sealed • Nixon resigns April 8, 1974

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