Nixon Flashcards
Revenue sharing
State and local governments could spend federal dollars however they saw fit with limits
Impoundment
Nixon withheld necessary funds for programs thus holding up implementation
Family assistance plan
Nixon
Every family of 4 receive basic federal payment of $1600 a year provision to earn $4000
Liberals said payment too low
Conservatives objected guaranteed incom
Law and order
Deescalated Americas involvement in Vietnam
Worked to full fill this ^
“Silent majority” Americans who wanted country without riots
New federalism
To distribute a portion of federal power to state and local govt
Spiro Agnew
Charged with accepting bribes
Nixon’s Vice President
Southern strategy
Tried to attract southern democrats
Appealed to unhappiness over desegregation
Slowed integration
Violated brown v board of education
Swann v. Charlotte- Mecklenburg
Said schools may bus students to other schools
Conservative direction for warren court
Nixon attempts to slow integration
OPEC
Organization of countries which exported oil
Gradually increased prices for US = stagflation (high inflation & unemployment)
Stagflation
High inflation and unemployment (1967 and 1973) Nixon
Ford and Nixon
Ford pardoned Nixon in an attempt to move country beyond watergate
Cost ford a lot of public support
Imperialism
Executive branch most powerful
Believed pres must be above people
Watergate Burglary
Planned to photograph docs outlining democratic strategy and wire tap phones for reelection
Led by james McCord
Committee to reelect the president
Leader (James McCord) was also leader of watergate burglary
Judge John Sirica
Felt burglars didn’t act alone
McCord send him a letter to indicate he lied under oath and hinted members of admin involved
John dean (presidential council one of presidents men)
Said Nixon deeply involved in cove up
Alexander butter field
Said Nixon tapes all White House conversations
Key to revealing what Nixon knew and when he knew it
Saturday night massacre
Nixon ordered Richardson to fire Cox but Richardson refused and resigned
The deputy gen refused and fired
Eventually rubbery Bork fired Coz
Leon Jaworski
Determined to get White House tapes
Encouraged judiciary branch to look into impeachment
Archibald Cox
Hired by Richardson and took Nixon to court to get the White House tapes
Elliot Richardson
Worked for Nixon but resigned when told to fire Cox because he investigated Nixon’s involvement in watergate burglary
James McCord
Leader of watergate burglary and committee to reelect the president
Impeachment
Nixon resigned before he could be kicked out of office
Impeachment is when pres taken to Supreme Court for suspicions of criminal activity
HR haldeman
One of the presidents men
When Nixon releases tapes, part of convo between them was erased
