Between 1968 and 1974, the United States faced many international and domestic challenges and the Nixon administration responded to them both positively and negatively. Nixon claimed that it was time for new leadership within America and promised to restore law and order within American cities (Doc A). Not only would Nixon restore law and order, he also claimed that he would bring peace within international relations. However, instead of restoring law and order and bringing peace, Nixon done the complete opposite, destroying the nation’s trust.
Due to the Vietnam War, the United States faced many international challenges between 1968 and 1974. This lead Nixon to send a letter to the president of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh. In the letter, Nixon expresses …show more content…
According to Nixon, “Because of America’s bold initiative, 1972 will be long remembered as the year of the greatest progress since the end of World War II toward a lasting peace in the world” (Doc F). Anyhow, this was not the case and America made little, if any progress. One domestic issue the Nixon administration dealt with was the Energy Crisis. For example, consumer gas prices rose steadily between 1968 and 1973. However, between 1973 and 1975, consumer gas prices rose dramatically (Doc C). The Nixon administration tried to combat the energy crisis through the National Energy Policy (Doc H). The National Energy Policy was intended to help ease the crisis and save gas, but instead it caused long lines at the gas pumps. Another domestic challenge the Nixon administration faced was when the Watergate scandal came to light. The political cartoon, “Look—Nice Tapes—Okay, Boy? Okay?” A bloodhound is chasing Nixon trying to get him to confess to his guiltiness, especially in the Watergate scandal(Doc G). Nixon offered a written summary of the tapes from Watergate, but that would not satisfy justice. The bones by the bloodhound represent Nixon’s aides who were forced to resign due to the Nixon’s scandal, so Nixon should have been forced to resign
Due to the Vietnam War, the United States faced many international challenges between 1968 and 1974. This lead Nixon to send a letter to the president of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh. In the letter, Nixon expresses …show more content…
According to Nixon, “Because of America’s bold initiative, 1972 will be long remembered as the year of the greatest progress since the end of World War II toward a lasting peace in the world” (Doc F). Anyhow, this was not the case and America made little, if any progress. One domestic issue the Nixon administration dealt with was the Energy Crisis. For example, consumer gas prices rose steadily between 1968 and 1973. However, between 1973 and 1975, consumer gas prices rose dramatically (Doc C). The Nixon administration tried to combat the energy crisis through the National Energy Policy (Doc H). The National Energy Policy was intended to help ease the crisis and save gas, but instead it caused long lines at the gas pumps. Another domestic challenge the Nixon administration faced was when the Watergate scandal came to light. The political cartoon, “Look—Nice Tapes—Okay, Boy? Okay?” A bloodhound is chasing Nixon trying to get him to confess to his guiltiness, especially in the Watergate scandal(Doc G). Nixon offered a written summary of the tapes from Watergate, but that would not satisfy justice. The bones by the bloodhound represent Nixon’s aides who were forced to resign due to the Nixon’s scandal, so Nixon should have been forced to resign