THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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the quiet masses
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the unspoken voices
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the Silent Majority
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Peaceful Protestors
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Richard Nixon made an address to the American public from the Oval Office on August 8, 1974, to announce his resignation from the presidency due to the Watergate scandal. President Nixon prepares to deliver the speech announcing his resignation. Washington, D.C.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nixon Doctrine, a foreign policy of the U.S. government, announced by U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon in 1969, whereby the United States would thereafter support allies facing military threats with economic and military aid rather than with ground troops.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nixon refused to turn over these tapes to the special prosecutor investigating the scandal. The President justified withholding the tapes by claiming executive privilege. Executive privilege is the principle that the President has the right to keep certain information confidential.
Detailed explanation-4: -1978 agreement brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Egyptian and Israeli leaders that made a peace treaty between the two nations possible. What was Richard Nixon’s attitude toward “big” government? wanted the government to address social problems like crime and pollution.