Francis Ford Coppola

Have you ever heard of a muscle car? Muscle cars have always been a big part in the United States such as the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette. These cars are becoming more popular each and everyday due to the speeds and looks of the car. If not Muscle Cars aka supercars which means that they are different from other cars like luxury cars and sports cars. Over the years muscle cars the produced unique driving experience. To start with, The American Muscle car used to refer…

Americans confronted numerous political and temperate difficulties amid the 1970s. Jimmy Carter was the president at the time but in spite of the fact that he was very mainstream toward the start of his administration and take over in 1977. Individuals were faced with high gas prices and were attempting to get over the fact “Richard Nixon had bedecked his presidency.” (pg.28) With help from the medias spotlight, In America and Iran, the open opinion and public attacks towards Carter started to…

1974, the 32nd President, Richard Nixon addressed the citizens of the United States informing them that at noon the following day he would be resigning from office due to the lack of political support. Nixon also stated that Vice President Gerald Ford would complete the remainder of his term as President. He delivered his speech during a live radio and television broadcast from the oval office. Nixon tried to convey a positive tone in his speech, but this was hard for him to achieve due to his…

Another reason a president might have been forgotten is because of their terms being cut short either by death, impeachment, and even resignation. While the people may never forget some presidents who’ve terms been cut short like John F. Kennedy who tragically was assassinated while going through a parade or Richard Nixon who had a huge scandal that led to his resignation. Americans have forgotten about William Henry Harrison, James A. Garfield, Zachary Taylor, and Warren G. Harding. The record…

the president, along with his aides, devised a plan which instructed the Central Intelligence Agency to impede the FBI’s investigation of the thefts. Besides the severity of these manipulative crimes, Mr. Nixon was pardoned by his successor, Gerald Ford, on September 8th, 1974. He stated the reason for the pardon was to allow the people of America to be focused more on other problems both at home and…

A. Plan of Investigation There were multiple presidents that were involved in scandals while in office, one of them being President Richard Nixon. Everyone knows about the scandal because it was talked about for a long time and is still known today as the Watergate Scandal. The Watergate scandal was a scandal that took place at the Watergate complex. The investigators led to find that Nixon had been involved in this scandal but left everyone wondering how? This leading to the question, how was…

Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affected popular trust in the government. During his 1968 campaign, Nixon promised that he had a “secret plan” to put an end the Vietnam War. Once he was in office, he created a new policy called Vietnamization. With this, U.S. troops would slowly be withdrawn while South Vietnamese troops, backed by U.S. bombing, would take up fighting. However, Vietnamization did not end the war or end the antiwar movement like Nixon had planned. In early 1970, Nixon ordered…

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States of America, he served from January 20,1969 to August 9, 1974 (Funk & Wagnalls). Nixon is widely regarded as one of the most controversial presidents in all of history, he is the only president in history to resign the office of the presidency (Barone). Amid the controversy the Nixon administration is notable for creating change in American political, military, and diplomatic history (Funk & Wagnalls). Nixon is almost universally…

“Make America Great Again.” It is 2016, and Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for the US Presidency. He has the media in a frenzy with his preposterous statements. More jokes are made about Trump than all of the other presidential candidates combined. His plan for immigration and defense consist of building a wall on the Mexican border and banning all Muslims from the US. If Hillary Clinton had made these outrageous claims, she would not have made it more than a month into her campaign.…

Response Questions for Journal 15: 1. During the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, was the United States growing more united and inclusive, or divided and contentious? Explain. Johnson lobbied for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, and gender illegal. Johnson’s Great Society programs were also created to eliminate social injustices in America. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Johnson’s war on poverty were attempts to ensure a more united and inclusive…