Richard Nixon

nation; yet, the National Guard was summoned to manage the students at Kent State University, why? In 1969 Richard Nixon was elected president, and many hoped for him to bring an end to the Vietnam war. While the Vietnam war was coming to end during President Nixon 's first year in presidency the war sprung back into action with America 's invasion of Cambodia during late April 1970. President Nixon 's announcement of the invasion instilled outrage across the nation launching antiwar protests. …

The Vietnam War was one of the most expensive and longest wars in American History. We not only paid the financial toll, it cost the people involved greatly, mentally and physically. This war caused great sadness and distress, as well as national misunderstanding. Everyone had one big question being why? Why was the war being fight? Another question was why America extracted from Vietnam. The reason of this paper is to answer these two questions, and maybe add some clearness to the confusion…

After watching the movie “Sicko” by Michael Moore and reading Understanding American Politics by Stephen Brooks I seem to be baffled about what a lot of foreigners are when referring to American politics and society. One being, our government and how hypocritical they are for instance, The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement And Modernization Act passed in 2003, In “Sicko”, the legislation allowed drug companies the freedom to charge what they deemed fit. Looking at it from every angle…

Whether or not women should have the right to an abortion is an argument that is on the news a lot nowadays. This argument dates back to the early 1970s and the Roe v. Wade court case. In fact, the Roe v. Wade case is one of the most talked about supreme court cases to date. It took place in Texas, where state law only allowed abortion to save the life of the mother. “Jane Roe”, a pseudonym for the appellant, wanted to have an abortion. However, the appellee, Henry Wade, argued that it was…

Ford represented Michigan's 5th District after being Elected House of Representatives in 1948, Ford then found himself at the crossroads of history. After such time he was made vice president, only to then be made the 38th U.S. president due to Richard Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal which caused him to resign. Ford was defeated by Jimmy Carter in the election of 1976 . 30 years later (2006) he passed away in California. Early Life Gerald R. Ford Jr. was born with the name Leslie…

decided to halt the bombings hoping that this would lead to negotiations with North Vietnam (Woods). Soon after President Nixon became President in January, 1969 he began the policy of Vietnamization. The policy was to train and arm the forces of South Vietnam to fight the North Vietnamese so that the U.S. troops could withdraw from the region (Rohn). At the same time, Nixon considered Operation Duck Hook which was the bombing of many economic and military areas in and around North Vietnam…

but nixon soon realized that ending the war was premature…

his running mate. The Republicans nominated Richard M. Nixon as their candidate for presidency. A few of Kennedy's disadvantages were his youth, his family's wealth, his inexperience in foreign affairs, and his religion, Roman Catholicism. Nixon had the advantage of having been vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower, an extremely popular president. However, Kennedy and his attractive wife were appealing to the public. The televised debates with Nixon, which marked the first time that…

Executive Privilege is a controversial presidential power that is recognized by the courts but is nowhere mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. Executive Privilege is often used by presidents to hide information that may be incriminating or detrimental to their party or political standing. Many historians and politicians have claimed that executive privilege is not real and question whether it is constitutional for presidents and other members of the executive branch to withhold documents and…

One of the major things he did in office was pardoned Nixon 's actions. This was Ford’s way of saying he does not hold any of Watergate against Nixon. This however caused confusion for the people because they thought that his actions had been arranged prior to Nixon’s resignation. “The pardon meant that Nixon would never face any criminal charges with his involvement in the Watergate scandal” (A&E Networks). This did not help Ford…