Richard Nixon

In the mural of "Going to the Olympics, 1984" by Frank Romero, it shows drawings of five cars especially all different colors and it seems that the picture can be referring to the beach, near the cars there are trees and hearts drawn. It also shows on the background a horse, a blimp, two man wrestling and an iron. The cars and the trees can possibly mean life in LA especially at the beach. The background doesn't really have any meaning or at least any obvious meanings and the placements doesn't…

break-in at Democratic National Headquarters. It was discovered that the participants were involved with Republican members of Nixon's administration. When news of the break-in came out the Nixon administration tried to cover the incident up. That was what led to the hearings and possible impeachment proceedings. Nixon ended up resigning as President. Around the time of the Watergate scandal, Americans had mixed feelings on Nixon’s performance in office. Majority of America disapproved of the…

YELLOW RAIN SIMONE CLEGHORNE CBRN ALC 001-16 SSG BERROCAL YELLOW RAIN With the Vietnam War coming to an end many refugees thought their horror was over. From yellow liquid falling from planes to eyewitness accounts, Yellow Rain had an impact on people in Southeast Asia. The mysteries of Yellow Rain is being disputed to this day and the results are still inconclusive. In 1981, United States Secretary of State Alexander Haig accused the Soviet Union on supplying the communist states…

Dr. Thomas Sowell is an African American economist, well known for his conservative views and for encouraging hard work and self-sufficiency. He is an author of over 20 books and many publications, a higher education professor for three decades and a recipient of numerous honors like the Francis Boyer Award and National Humanities Medal. Sowell was born in North Carolina on June 30th, 1930 to a struggling family. His family moved to Harlem, New York as part of the Great Migration of African…

The Cross of Gold speech was written by Williams Jennings Bryan and delivered on July 9th, 1896 at the Democratic National Convention. William Jennings Bryan was a former United States representative from Nebraska and in the speech he talks about bimetallism or “free silver”. Bryan’s speech turned out to be one of the greatest speeches in American history and it also won him the Democratic vote. He ran for president for the first time in 1896, he ended up losing the election. Bryan ran two more…

Although his early career was prosperous, Reagan’s political career helped him change the world. Reagan turned from movies to politics in 1964, when he helped Barry Goldwater run for president (Ritter and Henry 12). After helping Goldwater, many conservatives influenced Reagan to run for governor of California (Orr 35). In 1966, Reagan ran against Edmund Brown for governor of California (Banks 200) and won (Sidey 143). Regan’s fame and training from Hollywood helped him win the election for…

Calvin is a very wise man. Very friendly and was a great president to others. Calvin had two sons named John Coolidge and Calvin Coolidge jr. He had acceded the presidency after the death of Warren Harding. He was then the 30th president of the United States of America. Coolidge was in the office from 1923-1929. On July 4, 1872 in Plymouth, Vermont a little boy named Calvin Coolidge. As a little boy Calvin attended in Plymouth Elementary. He graduated in 1895 at Amherst college.He went to…

reaction that would cause several more Southeast Asian countries becoming communist. • Lyndon Johnson also promoted the Domino Theory as the justification for U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He eventually sent troops to Vietnam in 1965 while President Nixon escalated the conflict further to Laos and Cambodia. • American policy makers failed to realize that the ultimate goal of Ho Chi Minh and his supporters was to gain independence rather than spread communism throughout South East…

On March 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson delivered his “First Inaugural Address” in front of a few thousand citizens in Washington, D.C. Jefferson talks about how thankful he is that he got elected president and how he thinks the government should be like. He gave 13 principles that the government should follow to make a good government. One hundred and sixty years later, President John F. Kennedy gave his “First Inaugural Address” in front of thousands of citizens, but also addressed the world.…

As a result of the war overall from the beginning with John F. Kennedy’s decision to send troops to VIetnam and to the end when Nixon brings the troops out of the war can be seen as a success. But if you view the purpose of the…