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37. Richard M. Nixon, 1968-1974
Republican
VP - Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford
Major Items:
- "Imperial Presidency"
- Landing on the moon, July 1969
- Warren Burger, Chief Justice, 1969
- Woodstock, August 1969
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established, 1970
- 16th Amendment, 1971
- Visit to China, February 1972
- Visit to Russia, May 1972
- Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT), 1972
- Roe v. Wade 1973
- Kissinger and "shuttle diplomacy," 1973-1975
- Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1973
- Allende regime in Chile overthrown with the help of the CIA, September 1973
- Agnew resigns, 1973
- Watergate Scandal breaks out in 1973
- US v. Richard Nixon 1974
- Nixon resigns, August 9, 1974
- Pentagon Papers, August 30, 1971 (superior court allows the NY Times to publish)
- War Powers Act, 1973