The 1968 election

The election would have been tight with Bobbie Kennedy, but he was assassinated June 5,1968

Richard Nixon was elected president, his vice president had to resign because he was guilty of taking a bribe

Spiro Agnew

Gerald Ford was appointed VP

Acts in Nixon’s presidency

            OPEC imposed an Oil Embargo, which caused gas prices to skyrocket.

            Busing of students to other parts of the city to go to school

            The first landing on the moon occurred during Nixon’s presidency

            Woodstock

Nixon secretary of state was Henry Kissinger  he won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the Vietnam War

Kissinger brought about détente a relaxation between the U.S. and China and Russia

Proliferation  growth of nuclear arms

SALT 1 set a number for the total of ICBM  AND SLBMs

Watergate

            Wiretaps on democratic headquarters     People were caught and paid and the cover up went all the way to the president

     Woodward and Bernstein were the reporters which uncovered the wrong doings

Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford became president

Ford pardoned Nixon because he  wanted to maintain domestic tranquillity

Ford faced a recession in the mid 70s

            And a hostile congress

            WAR POWERS ACT

                        THE PRESIDENT CAN SEND TROOPS BUT MUST NOTIFY CONGRESS WITHIN 48 HOURS

                        TROOPS MAY NOT STAY OVERSEAS MORE THAN 60 DAYS WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL

                        CONGRESS CAN DEMAND THAT THE PRESIDENT BRING TROOPS HOME BY PASSING A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

HELSINKI ACCORDS

            30 European countries agreed to cooperate economically, respect existing boundaries, and promote human rights.

And the bicentennial was celebrated

             Roe vs. Wade

Carter elected in 1976

            First election I voted in

            Foreign affairs worked on Middle East Peace

 Camp David accords

 Israel would give back land in the Sinai and Egypt would recognize Israel

Carter started recognizing the People’s Republic of China

Iran Hostage crisis

            In a revolt the shah of Iran was ousted and Carter let him come to the U.S. for medical treatment   In protest Iranians took over the American Embassy in Tehran holding 60 Americans hostage   444 days held captive