Nixon Domestic Policy Dates Flashcards
When is Nixon inaugurated?
January 1969
When does man land on the moon?
1969
When does Nixon request a wage and price restraint on television?
1970
When does the bugging of the White House begin?
February 1971
When does Nixon sign a Wage-Price Controls Bill
May 1971
When were the Pentagon Papers published?
June 1971
When was the Emergency Employment Act signed?
July 1971
When are the price freezes?
1971
When does Nixon dismiss the use of busing?
March 1972
When does Nixon enact legislation that devalues the dollar?
April 1972
When does the Watergate scandal begin?
June 1972
When does Nixon deny Watergate involvement?
August 1972
When does Nixon win reelection?
November 1972
When does Nixon take responsibility for Watergate?
April 1973
When does Agnew resign?
October 1973
When was the Saturday Night Massacre?
October 1973
When is it revealed that Nixon pays less than $1,000 in tax? (forced to pay back almost $500,000 in April 1974)
December 1973
When is the minimum wage increase by $2?
April 1974
When is the U.S vs Nixon ruling (8-0 Supreme Court decision that he has to turn over 64 tapes that disclose his knowledge of the Watergate cover up)?
July 1974
When does Nixon resign?
August 1974
How did Nixon’s make him appear alike the ‘ordinary man’?
interview programmes with the ‘ordinary man’ which also protected him from press questioning
How many police had Daley placed in Chicago in preparation for the Democratic Convention?
23,000
How many were at the Democratic Convention protesting it?
10,000
How much did the failure of the Democratic Convention increase Nixon’s lead in the polls by?
to double digits
What percentage of voters voted for Nixon and how did he win despite this?
42% because Wallace took away 10 million votes, damaging Humphrey
What was the biggest issue facing Nixon as he became President?
Vietnam and the problems associated with it
Was inflation high or low as Nixon became president?
High - 4.7%, the highest since the Korean War
What did Nixon’s election rhetoric focus on?
the breakdown of law and order, citing the riots of 1964 to 1968 and emphasising the events of the Democratic Convention.
What was Nixon’s main ideology?
‘New Federalism’ - proposals to roll back some of the power of the federal government
When/what was the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act?
1970, began the attempt to deal with America’s drug issues
What did a report from 1971 suggest about Vietnam veterans?
15% were addicted to heroin
When was the Drug Enforcement Administration founded?
1973
How many federal judges did he appoint?
231
When was Roe v. Wade passed?
1973
What was the Family Assistance Program?
called for the replacement of bureaucracy heavy-aid schemes like food stamps with direct cash payments. All recipients of this would need to undergo training or work.
Why was the Family Assistance program criticised?
- $1600 was not sufficient for a family
- conservatives disliked the idea of guaranteed annual income
- unions saw it as a threat to min wage
- many in other organisations feared their jobs
- many public felt the working poor would expand welfare by millions
In what area of Welfare did Nixon succeed in reforming?
Supplemental Security Income which provided guaranteed income for elderly and disabled citizens.
What environmental acts did Nixon pass?
- Environmental Protection Agency
- 1973 Endangered Species Act
What was Nixon’s strategy in keeping protests quiet?
- withdrawing troops
- altering criteria for draft
- concealing Vietnam reality
- using speeches to question the patriotism of anti-war protesters.
How many troops were removed in June 1969?
25,000
How many troops were removed in December 1969?
60,000
What was college enrolment by the end of the 1960s?
8.5 million
When were the Kent State University shooting?
May 1970 - four students were shot
What was the ‘Hard Hat Riot’?
May 1970 - 1000 students in New York protesting the Kent State Shooting were attacked by 200 construction workers
When did 130,000 people march through New York?
20 May 1970
In May 1971 what was the public approval rate of the war?
28%
By September 1970what percentage of black students were attending segregated schools?
10%
What was the Philadelphia Plan?
1970 - government contractors in Philadelphia had to hire minority workers until stated targets were reached.
When was Shirley Chisholm elected to Congress?
1968
How did Nixon advance women’s rights?
- increased no. of female appointments to the administration.
- Presidential Task Force on Women’s Rights
- sex discrimination suits brought under Title VII of the CRA
By 1970, what was unemployment rates?
6%
In 1971, how did Nixon attempt to fix the economy?
- wage and price freeze
- tax cuts
- 10% import tax to protect US business
- ending Bretton Woods Accord
public approval was immediate
Why did inflation begin to rise again after 1971?
- oil price rises due to OPEC
- US support for Israel in Yom Kippur war
- US had passed peak oil in 1970
- Inflation was 12.1%
What were the Plumbers?
Nixon’s own investigative team that was supposed to fix leaks.
