solution
his war event in 1968 was a major defeat for LBJ's administration
Tet Offensive
From the video on Nixon, what did he use to define himself during his early
political career
Cold War warrior and enemy of communism
Which best describes what Nixon meant by referring to his dream of an "imperial
presidency"
the executive branch would dominate the other branches of gov't
How did Nixon's staff reflect his personality and views of himself and the
presidency
they were white conservatives who gave him unwavering loyalty, favored secrecy and
did whatever it took to protect the image and the man himself
all of the following were members of Nixon's White House staff except for
Wallace
one component of Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign called for
Vietnamization and ending the world
what best describes the results of the 1968 election
Nixon won in a landslide with 60% of the vote
Nixon's greatest achievement in foreign affairs is considered to be
establishing detente with the soviets and opening relations with China
Nixon wanted to use America's friendship with China
to ploy against the soviets and to open up trade
Nixon's belief in a balance of power between the superpowers led to
reduced/lessened nuclear weapons and tension
in response to the publication of the pentagon papers Nixon
set up the plumbers
Nixon was drawn into the watergate scandal when he
participated in the cover up
the plumbers and CREEP were formed for the main legal purpose of
ensuring Nixon's victory in the 1972 election
because Nixon would not give up the tapes that could reveal if he had been
involved in the watergate cover up
congress began proceedings for impeachment
as evidence mounted against him and impeachment seemed inevitable, Nixon
resigned from office
Nixon's chief of staff
H.R Haldeman
Nixon's Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger
Attorney General of Nixon
John Mitchell
Nixon's chief domestic adviser