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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. He is well known for the escalation of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. He is the only US president to have resigned his office.
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In 1970 where were college students killed while protesting the war?
At Kent State University they were shot by Guardsmen after rocks/bricks had been thrown at the men.
How did Watergate Committee members first learn about Richard Nixon's tapes?
Alkexander Butterfield, a White House staffer, told the Senate Watergate Committee about the existence of the taping system.
US pulled out troops from Vietnam 1973?
This is a false statement, not a question. The last US troops left in April 1975, but the last ground advisor troops left in March 1973.
What was Nixon's goal in the Watergate break-in?
The goal of the Watergate break in was to gain information that might be helpful in the presidential election campaign. After the burglars were caught, the goal was to cover up any connection between them and the re-election committee and then later to impede the investigation of the cover-up.
Why did President Nixon order the bombing of ho chi minh trail?
Haiphong Harbor was where the Soviet Union and Red Chinese, and other communist countries supporting North Vietnam, were unloading their SAM missiles, radar equipment, tanks, ammunition, and other war supplies. Previous presidents were reluctant to kill/wound Soviet/Communist Chinese merchant seaman or technicians (for fear of the Soviet/Chinese entrance into the Vietnam War), but President Nixon was hard core (tough & angry), and at this STAGE OF THE WAR wanted to end it, and MOST PROBABLY made some hints to both the Soviets & Red China that he was going to bomb Haiphong, and they MOST LIKELY believed him; and more than probably, made sure that they (Soviets/Red Chinese) stayed clear of the Harbor when the strikes came. Nixon was also a very experienced diplomat, so he probably knew that there would be little chance of wounding any Soviet/Red Chinese personnel during the strikes, since he also probably knew that THEY KNEW that he MEANT IT!
Why does Richard Nixon get blamed for the Vietnam War?
"Tricky Dick" to US civilians & "B52 Nixon" to some GIs in Vietnam. Of all the US presidents involved with the Viet War (Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, and Ford); it was Nixon who really did try to "...bomb them (N. Vietnam) back into the stone age" (a line coined by USAF GEN Curtis LeMay when discussing North Vietnam).
Nixon had a temper, and spoke directly to the point (he was NOT politically correct), and he used the B52 when ever he wanted to drive home a point (to North Vietnam).
The most intense "maximum effort" B52 bombings were carried out under Nixon's command (accompanied with corresponding B52 losses).
Vietnamization.
How were Richard Nixon's policies of engagement the same as the strategies used during the Cold War?
The comparison between the two different foreign policies is night and day. The foreign from the start of the cold war was hostile. This hostility showed itself in the form of the Super Race. The super race was basically an unspoken competition between the US and USSR superpowers to show without conflict who was superior. They determined this by military and industrial build up.
The policies of Nixon explained above were clearly diplomatic and were, I believe, the first real step toward the end of the cold war.
What president started the Watergate scandal?
The Watergate scandal began on 17 June 1972. This was during the term of Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974).
When were all of the US troops pulled out of Vietnam?
In keeping with his pre-election promise, President Nixon began the first phase of troop withdrawals in 1969.
What year did president Richard Nixon resign his office as president?
Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974.
The Watergate scandal had prompted investigations of illegal political activities by those in Nixon's administration, and the House had begun impeachment proceedings against the President. After Gerald Ford became the 38th President, he pardoned Nixon, but many White House officials were tried, convicted, and imprisoned for their illegal acts.
Why did President Richard Nixon call his approach the war Vietnamization?
President Nixon wanted South Vietnamese Troops to take over combat duties from U.S Forces.
How did Nixon keep the watergate tapes from getting out?
He avoided it at first by keeping it a secret that he had the tapes in the first place. A man named Alex Butterfield released information that president Nixon had tapes he was keeping secret, which is what made president Nixon have to turn them in.
Who were the major people involved in World War 2?
The victims, the soldiers fighting and the enemies.
When did Richard Nixon order troops into Cambodia?
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.
What turned public opinion against Richard Nixon?
By repeated harangues in the news media.
He covered up a crime.
Under which US President did the US gain the most territory?
Thomas Jefferson concluded the Louisiana Purchase which totalled 828,800 square miles.
The Mexican Cession was 525.000 square miles, but if the land that Texas claimed is added in, it totals about 1.2 million square miles and was concluded under James K. Polk.
Andrew Johnson picked up a mere 663,268 square miles with the purchase of Alaska.
William McKinley's acquired Puerto Rico (3,515 square miles), Hawaii (10.931 square miles), Guam (209 square miles) and the Philippines (115,831 square miles) for a total of 130,486 square miles which is hardly a drop in the bucket.
Jefferson got the best deal by far because like the purchase of Alaska no lives were squandered in warfare and no Army had to be equipped and paid for to achieve the National goal and neither were seen as acts of American Imperialism by the World in general.
Economic integration on a world wide basis has contributed to globalization. Monetary systems all interact with each other thus what any nation does economically quickly affects trading partners and others associated with even one nation. It's like a domino affect.
What wars were going on when Richard Nixon was president?
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and in the Middle East; the Yom Kippur War.
What role did the Washington post play in revealing the Watergate scandal?
'The connection between the break-in and the re-election campaign committee was highlighted by media coverage. In particular, investigative coverage byTime, The New York Times, and especially The Washington Post, fueled focus on the event. The coverage dramatically increased publicity and consequent political repercussions. Relying heavily upon anonymous sources, Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered information suggesting that knowledge of the break-in, and attempts to cover it up, led deep into the Justice Department, the FBI, the CIA, and even the White House.
Chief among the Post's anonymous sources was an individual they had nicknamed Deep Throat (who was later revealed in 2005 to be former Deputy Director of the FBI William Mark Felt, Sr.) It was the informant 'Deep Throat' who met secretly with Woodward, and told him of Howard Hunt's involvement with the Watergate break-in, and that the rest of the White House staff regarded the stake in Watergate extremely high.
'Deep Throat' also warned Woodward that the FBI wanted to know where he and the other reporters were getting the information which was uncovering even a wider web of crimes than first disclosed. In one of their last meetings, all of which took place at an underground parking garage somewhere in Washington DC at 2:00 AM, Deep Throat cautioned Woodward that he might be followed and not to trust their phone conversations.'
Conclusion: The media played a massive role in almost impeaching one of the most powerful men in the World and most certainly the roles played by 'Post' reporters Woodward and Bernstein were instrumental in forcing President Nixon to resign...
Information taken directly from Wikipedia, see link below.
What problems did president Johnson face while running the Vietnam war?
He was criticized for excellerating the war
