Pat Nixon

John Dean, a previous Republican that served as White House Counsel for President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973, wrote numerous books, a few of which include, “The Nixon Defense”, “Blind Ambition, and Conservatives Without Conscious”, but his book, “Broken Government: how Republican rule destroyed the legislative, executive, and judicial branches”, is an informative book written by a former Republican that tells about how the Republicans current actions have destroyed the…

Similar to Johnson’s campaign, Nixon linked the problematic affairs and domestic turmoil to his opponent. His campaigns were a series of spots that were carefully orchestrated. They were a coordinated collection of still pictures adorned with harsh and incongruous music. Nixon’s campaign…

In the 1952 Presidential Election, United States President Harry S. Truman, a Democrat, was succeeded to the Presidency of the United States of America by United States President Dwight David Eisenhower, a Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America. United States President Dwight David Eisenhower was a decorated military man. He was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in WW2. By the 1952 election, the United States of America had not officially entered the…

Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, JR. a lot of Americans lost faith. None more than the left wing youth. Many of these people hated Nixon, and had lost hope in their leaders and in the American government. Many of these young people went on the freedom rides, helping African Americans in the south to vote. There was also the Free Speech Movement, a protest that took place at Berkeley…

Laughing has been proven to assist people in becoming healthier both mentally and physically. Americans have come to crave this happiness, especially when it comes to the humorists that people listen to. These humorists create this happiness through their critiques of ideas by stating ideas that people don’t always say directly according to author Alain de Botton. It is clear that it is the job of humorists not merely to entertain, but to put a positive spin on events that subsist as serious…

Although the word “Watergate” directly refers to the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C., it is an umbrella term used to describe a series of complex political events and scandals between the years 1972 and 1974. These events started when Richard Nixon ran for reelection (“Watergate”). In such a harsh political climate, a forceful presidential campaign seemed essential to the president and some of his key advisers. Their aggressive tactics included what turned out to be illegal espionage. In May…

From Celebrity Politics to American Politics Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Clint Eastwood; what do all of these names have in common; each one of them was a celebrity who become a part of American Politics. One might assume that most celebrities are more comfortable waiting to their unleash they’re strong views on politics when a gentile discussion occurs, but it seem that they do not do really anything to make change in favor of their views. However, throughout history a few…

dead in Ohio,’ the May 1 1970 Kent University Guard shooting led to the death of four students and injuries to nine others, following protests against President Nixon April 30th speech on the U.S move to expand the Vietnam war to Cambodia. The death at Kent University would have been averted if only the U.S president at that time (Richard Nixon) was open to dialogue with the leaders of the Vietnam on that largely decisive issue of the U.S ceasing operation in the Vietnam .In addition, dialogue…

New President of the United States John F. Kennedy just after beating the Republican who is named as Richard Nixon by nearly a land slide of an election, in his spectacular speech emphasizes peace for the Americans and all nations. He establishes a unifying tone, which attracts the world audience. Mr. Kennedy uses various strategies to persuade his audience to trust in him as the new leader of the United States. Kennedy knows what he must prove to show that he can be the greatest president in…

limelight for all to see. This is shown to be problematic for quite a few of these figures. Ronald Reagan, however, lasted through his presidency without scandal. Other Presidents’ mistakes have had a large effect on the remainder of their presidency. Nixon was nearly impeached from the Watergate scandal, which lost the Americans’ trust in him as the leader of the country. Clinton was also caught in an adultery scandal which lost many of his followers because he did not follow the values of…