Was Richard Nixon Effective

President Richard Nixon overall was an effective president. He accomplished many thing while in office. For example he created many new alliances. He ended a war. He had great Domestic and foreign policies. He made many laws that passed. Lastly he is one of the many people who made America the way it is today. Richard Nixon had a pretty good Background. Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974 when he became the only U.S. president to resign the office. Nixon had previously served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Nixon moved to Washington to work for the federal government. He served in the United States Navy during …show more content…
He was the first President to go to China. Nixon met with then leader Mao Zedong where Nixon acknowledged the Chinese form of Government then forming peace with the Chinese and opening trade with China, who today is one of the U.S top trading partners. He created a plan called Detente which helped ease tensions between the Soviet Union and the U.S during the time of the cold war. After meeting with the Soviet's Leader, Nixon and Brezhnev were able to come to an agreement where they signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, helping to calm U.S.-Soviet tensions by stopping nuclear arms from being used by either sides. This allowed the U.S to stop spending so much money on nuclear arms and start focusing on the welfare state. Nixon participated in the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks with Soviet Secretary General Brezhnev in 1972 as part of the effort to stop the Cold War through diplomatic détente. About 300 American soldiers were dying each week in Vietnam and had concluded that the Vietnam War could not be won and he was determined to end the war quickly. Nixon signed abolished the military draft. Nixon created the Nixon Doctrine to help out our allies. He also helped with the Arab Oil Embargo. The embargo caused gasoline shortages and rationing in the United States in late 1973, and was eventually ended by the oil-producing nations as peace in the Middle …show more content…
Nixon also increased the number of female appointments in his administration, despite opposition from many in his administration. Nixon passed many bills to help Woman's rights. It is because of Nixon that Women have equal pay and equal employment opportunities in the United States. It was also during Nixon's time that abortion was legalized in the court case Roe v. Wade. Nixon was pro-choice and believed that when a woman is raped abortion should be an option. Nixon worked to desegregate schools in the south. Responding to rising concern over conservation and pollution, President Nixon founded the Environmental Protection Agency, OSHA and later oversaw passage of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Mammal Marine Protection Act. He Signed Title IX in 1972, preventing gender bias at colleges and universities receiving federal aid, opening the door for women in collegiate sports. He also extended the right to vote to 18 years old, lowering it from