"Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself."
- Richard M. Nixon
- Richard M. Nixon
Richard Nixon
•Elected 37th President in 1968
•Promised to end the Vietnam war
•Pulled troops but increased bombing campaign, implemented Vietnamization
•Began a policy of Détente to lessen Cold War tensions
•Resigned after being implemented in Watergate scandal, 1972
Summary: Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign the office. Nixon had previously served as a Republican U.S. representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
•Promised to end the Vietnam war
•Pulled troops but increased bombing campaign, implemented Vietnamization
•Began a policy of Détente to lessen Cold War tensions
•Resigned after being implemented in Watergate scandal, 1972
Summary: Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign the office. Nixon had previously served as a Republican U.S. representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
The Watergate Scandal
•As Nixon was about to run for the 1972 election the Republicans were accused of a crime
•5 men were caught trying to break into the Watergate hotel (headquarters for the Democrats) to place bugs
•The investigation led to much more corruptness and also implicated Nixon in the cover up
•Nixon resigned before he could be impeached
Summary: The Watergate scandal was a political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. The scandal eventually led to the resignation of Richard Nixon, the only resignation of a U.S. President. The scandal also resulted in the indictment, trial, conviction and incarceration of 43 people, including dozens of Nixon's top administration officials.
•5 men were caught trying to break into the Watergate hotel (headquarters for the Democrats) to place bugs
•The investigation led to much more corruptness and also implicated Nixon in the cover up
•Nixon resigned before he could be impeached
Summary: The Watergate scandal was a political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. The scandal eventually led to the resignation of Richard Nixon, the only resignation of a U.S. President. The scandal also resulted in the indictment, trial, conviction and incarceration of 43 people, including dozens of Nixon's top administration officials.
Détente (A Relaxation of Tension)
•Reasons why U.S. sought détente:
•Nuclear and Strategic Parity - The Russians had caught the U.S. in most military areas (caused them to want to think of other options)
•Early Success:
•Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (limit the spread of Nuclear weapons) Signed by Johnson in 1968 (France and China do not sign it)
•Many, like Henry Kissinger, felt détente was just a new form of containment
Summary: Detente is the easing of geo-political tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States which began in 1971, as a foreign policy of U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford called détente; a 'thawing out' or 'un-freezing' at a period roughly in the middle of the Cold War.
•Nuclear and Strategic Parity - The Russians had caught the U.S. in most military areas (caused them to want to think of other options)
•Early Success:
•Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (limit the spread of Nuclear weapons) Signed by Johnson in 1968 (France and China do not sign it)
•Many, like Henry Kissinger, felt détente was just a new form of containment
Summary: Detente is the easing of geo-political tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States which began in 1971, as a foreign policy of U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford called détente; a 'thawing out' or 'un-freezing' at a period roughly in the middle of the Cold War.
Ostpolitik
•German for ‘east politics’
•Western German leader, Willy Brandt wished to unite the Germanys
•Wanted go improved relations between the two
•1972 a Basic Treaty was signed with East Germany
•Accused of selling out to the communist East Germany, others see it as another détente move
Summary: Ostpolitik refers to the normalization of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Eastern Europe, particularly the German Democratic Republic beginning in 1969.
•Western German leader, Willy Brandt wished to unite the Germanys
•Wanted go improved relations between the two
•1972 a Basic Treaty was signed with East Germany
•Accused of selling out to the communist East Germany, others see it as another détente move
Summary: Ostpolitik refers to the normalization of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Eastern Europe, particularly the German Democratic Republic beginning in 1969.