As president, Nixon was more progressive than many might give him credit for. He pushed for renewal by Congress of Johnson’s Voting Rights Act of 1965 in 1970. Additionally, the Nixon administration established biracial committees to desegregate schools in the southern states completely, and also created a Presidential Task Force on Women’s Rights in order to help end discrimination on the basis of sex. Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency in 1973, which continues to propose new methods for preserving the country’s environment. In matters pertaining to the Vietnam War, Nixon claimed that he appealed to the “silent majority” that supported the war effort and opposed counterculture and protests. He was a strong proponent of what
