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__​__ Richard Nixon January 9, 1913- April 22, 1994 Party: Republican Terms: January 20, 1969- August 9, 1974 Vice Presidents: Sprio Agnew (69-73) Gerald Ford (73-74)

Richard Nixon’s high standards and many goals for this great country deserve him a B. He lead the nation out of the Vietnam war, improved relations with China and gave Americans peace and stability. Although being the only president ever to resign form the oval office his goals and what he got accomplished could not be forgotten.

Goals: Coming into the office in January 20, 1969 Richard Nixon had a lot on his plate and a lot he wanted to change. First and foremost was the Vietnam war. It was recorded that about 300 solders were being killed a week. During Nixon’s campaign he stood for stability and promoted peace. With his Christian morals he also wanted to promote anti-crime laws and reconstruct alliances with western forces. Western forces being, China and the hated Soviet Union.

Relationship with Congress: The White House being mostly democratic party, Nixon had some issues with getting along with them. But surprisingly, the president was able to get a lot of important legislation passed along with new agencies that helped our environment. Like the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, which allowed the president to set wages and prices in hopes of stopping inflation. Nixon was trying to get the U.S currency away from the gold standard. The president also started the Environmental Protective Agency, also known as EPA. This agency stood for protecting the environment and cutting down on air pollution. Another important legislation passed was the Clean Air Act, to promote further environmental peace.

Positive: The most positive outcomes Nixon has accomplished is his foreign policies which were a successes. First the Vietnam War. After bombing Cambodia which was believed to be headquarters of Vietnam, the president passed the Nixon Document. This document would replace American troops with Vietnamese troops. By doing this more and more American troops would be coming home and more and more Vietnamese would be in power instead of Americans having to step in. Richard Nixon also passes the Gates Commission which ended the military service draft up until 1973. But in return promoted the United States Army. Another positive success was the relations with China and Soviet Union improved immensely. These meetings concluded to eventually ending the Cold War and promoting peaceful means with the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty being placed. These meetings also made China and the Soviet Union cut back on supporting North Korea.

Negative: The most negative outcome Nixon and his administration had to endure was the Watergate scandal. This scandal was that five of his agents which were assigned to promote Nixon to be re-elected have been caught breaking into the democratic headquarters. It was alleged that that Nixon told them to install hearing device that translated into tapping noises instead of a regular recorder. Nixon denied the accusations but still hurt his reputation and president was the first to ever resign from the office.

Future Influence: Although the bleak outlook on the Watergate scandal, Nixon left his administration with much more peaceful terms. He lead the country out of the Vietnam war promoted economic prosperity and improved relations with some of our most hated enemies which are now our allies. Especially with China, because of Nixon improving that relationship we do have great trading cooperation’s with them. Also president Nixon was one of the first to take a closer look into the environmental troubles that needed to be improved. He realized that this earth and pollution needed to be contained. Everything Nixon did was to our benefit, although controversial, his efforts give him a B.

Works Cited

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