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US President Nixon was the first lawyer to sit in the White House since Franklin D. Roosevelt. He had a clear understanding of the power contained in the War Powers Act. He decided, however, four days after the US actions in Cambodia to ask the State Department lawyers to prepare a legal case for the invasion of Cambodia. While this was in process, he turned to the Attorney General's Office. It was there that he asked for a systematic constitutional defense for his actions in Cambodia. There he relied on an Assistant Attorney General, William Rehnquist.Rehnquist prepared the argument that the Commander in Chief clause had enabled presidents throughout history to send troops where needed in defense of the nation's defense and interests.
As an aside, Rehnquist would later become a Supreme Court Justice.
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What president was forced to resign because of the Watergate scandal?
Richard M. Nixon, on the verge of impeachment as a result of the Watergate Scandal , became the first US President to resign from office on August 9, 1974. (The Watergate scandal began on June 17, 1972.)
How many people believed that Nixon should be impeached?
In the summer of 1974 Richard Nixon faced mounting pressure because of the continuing discoveries of the Watergate scandal.His approval rating reached an all time low of 23% meaning more than 3 of 4 people thought he was doing a poorer than average job.Finally on August 9th, 1974 Richard Nixon resigned in order to avoid facing impeachment by the Congress.
Why did Richard Nixon resingn as president?
In the summer of 1974 Richard Nixon faced mounting pressure because of the continuing discoveries of the Watergate scandal. His approval rating reached an all time low of 23%. Finally on August 9th, 1974 Richard Nixon resigned in order to avoid facing impeachment by the Congress.
What was ironic about US President Nixon's Executive Order 11652?
On March 8, 1972, President Nixon issued Executive Order 11652. Two months later, David Young, a Nixon appointee was asked by Congress to testify on the new order. The White House invoked executive privilege to deny Congress the information. The irony of this was that the executive order was supposed to help reduce secrecy.
How did President Nixon establish detente in the Soviet Union?
President Nixon had to pay a certain amount of money ($2.3million) in order to get the soviet union off his nuts
Why did Richard Nixon call for law and order in his presidential campaign in 1968?
why was nixon called a law and order president
In order to break a stalemate in peace negotiations President Nixon ordered ground attacks in which country?
cambodia
Why did President Nixon order the secret bombing of the ho chi minh in cambodia?
to reduce the flow of communist supplies
What was Richard Nixon's "southern strategy" for winning the presidency?
Nixon courted southern conservatives by appealing to law and order.
Who was the president to order the atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan?
Richard M. Nixon
What is the correct chronological order of these presidentsHarry Truman, John Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon?
Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon
What US president signed an order that officially began the space shuttle project?
Richard M. Nixon. It was approved on January 5, 1972.
What president was forced to resign because of the Watergate scandal?
Richard M. Nixon, on the verge of impeachment as a result of the Watergate Scandal , became the first US President to resign from office on August 9, 1974. (The Watergate scandal began on June 17, 1972.)
When did Nixon quit?
In the summer of 1974 Richard Nixon faced mounting pressure because of the continuing discoveries of the Watergate scandal. His approval rating reached an all time low of 23%. Finally on August 9th, 1974 Richard Nixon resigned in order to avoid facing impeachment by the Congress.
Why did the Watergate Scandal end the presidency of Richard Nixon?
In the summer of 1974 Richard Nixon faced mounting pressure because of the continuing discoveries of the Watergate scandal. His approval rating reached an all time low of 23%. Finally on August 9th, 1974 Richard Nixon resigned in order to avoid facing impeachment by the Congress.
Richard Nixon call for law in order in his presidential campaign of 1968 appealed to voters opposed to?
tumors
Which president quit or resigned?
Richard Nixon was the only US President to resign his office. John C. Calhoun and Spiro T. Agnew were the two vice-presidents who resigned. Calhoun resigned in order to run the for Senate and because he disagreed strongly with President Jackson. Agnew resigned in disgrace from his past activities as governor of Maryland.
