Rise and Fall of a President

Rise and Fall of a President

Lyndon B Johnson withdraws from Presidential race Robert F Kennedy assassinated after CA primary VP Hubert Humphrey wins Democratic nomination Chicago Convention Anti war faction Yippies Nixon wins 3 way race

New Federalism Powers to state and local governments Reduce size of federal government Revenue Sharing Law and Order policies Silent Majority Foreign Opens China Détente - USSR

Southern Strategy Committee to Reelect the President (CRP) Watergate Break-In Occurs

Burglary traced to White House Washington Post - Woodward and Bernstein Deep Throat Follow the money Cover Up Exposed White House Tapes Saturday Night Massacre Judiciary Committee Begins Impeachment Hearings Investigators want tapes Nixon refuses Claims executive privilege

Watergate investigators want copies of tapes from White House Nixon claimed executive privilege National Security issue Supreme Court unanimously orders tapes released by White House Evidence could not be withheld even by a president Limits to executive privilege. I am not a crook

1973 Oil supply cut as punishment for supporting Israel Rising Gas Prices and Long Lines Stagflation Slow economic growth and rising prices

30 Nixon administration and campaign officials found guilty of crimes. Impeachment Looms

Nixon s VP Spiro Agnew forced to resign in 1973 Income Tax evasion Nixon selected Gerald Ford as VP Popular and Respected Congressman from Michigan Republican Minority Leader in House of Representatives First person appointed to the Vice Presidency Nixon s resignation makes Ford President Long national nightmare is over

September 8, 1974 Thought it was in the best interest of the nation. Outraged many Americans

Jimmy Carter Presidency Fmr Governor from Georgia

Carter Elected President Election of 1976 Ford narrowly gets nomination over former California governor Ronald Regan Democrats select former governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter

Election of 1976

Jimmy Carter Cynicism toward Washington Restore integrity Down to earth style I will never tell a lie to the American people Did not get along with Congress Republican or Democrat

Domestic Policies Energy Crisis National Energy Act Tax on gas guzzling cars Tax credits for alternative energy Nuclear Energy Build more plants Economy did not improve Oil crisis again in 1979 Inflation 14% Stagflation - slow economic growth and rising prices Blame the President

Malaise speech Crisis of spirit Not Received Well by American Public

Three Mile Island Disaster 1979 Middletown, PA Partial Nuclear Meltdown Question our increasing reliance on nuclear power.

Foreign Policy Human Rights Cut military aid to Brazil and Argentina Fall of Nicaragua Panama Canal Treaty Give control to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999 1980 Olympic Boycott

Camp David Accords Summer 1978 Peace Agreement between Egypt and Israel Provided format for other negotiations.

Iranian Hostage Situation Iranian revolution saw the fall of the Shah of Iran Takeover of American Embassy 52 Americans Failed Rescue Attempt Held for 441 Days Released when Reagan came to Presidency

THE LAST 35 YEARS Conservatives, Economics and War

CONSERVATIVE ASCENDENCY Backlash against permissive 60 s and 70 s me- generation Reagan seen as the torchbearer

REAGANOMICS Supply Side economics / Trickle Down economics /Voodoo economics Reduce Government Spending Reduce Income Taxes Reduce Government Regulation Control Money Supply

THE EVIL EMPIRE Reagan takes a hard line towards USSR Begins build-up of military SDI (Star Wars) Opens lines of communication with Gorbachev Speech at the Brandenburg Gate Fall of USSR in 1991 (Not as simple as this list makes it all sound!!!)

SCANDAL: IRAN-CONTRA Reagan Doctrine Communist regimes are inherently illegitimate US has obligation to help pro-democracy forces oppose them Sandanistas take over in Nicaragua, Contras oppose them US aid is sent to Contras, but Funding is provided from a slush fund of illegally sold weapons to the Iranians What did Reagan know and when did he know it? Better to be complicit or clueless

FINAL EVALUATION OF REAGAN Early predictions: Defeated communism Economic difficulties The Great Communicator

BUSH 41 VP for 8 years, now it s his turn Oversaw the peaceful decline of the USSR Persian Gulf War to remove Iraq from Kuwait Severe economic recession 1991 into 1992 Popularity rating 90% in 1991 Wins 40% of popular vote in 1992

THE 42 ND PRESIDENT IS.. The Accidental President Symbolizes the BABY BOOMERS Strength Weakness Outsider

DOMESTIC - EARLY TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS Health Care Reform- loses momentum 1994 - Republican midterm election win Sign of things to come ("partisan politics") Oversees signing of NAFTA Improve economic cooperation between US / Canada / Mexico by reducing tariffs and trade restrictions

THE BOOM DOT COM MANIA Technological advances Welfare reform Balanced budget!!!!!!!!!!!! Post- Soviet Era New World Order

FOREIGN POLICY N. Ireland Easter Peace Accords Somalia Black Hawk Down Israel and Palestinian Authority Yugoslavia/Bosnia/ Kosovo Rwanda/Burundi - Genocide Afghanistan/ African embassies (Osama Bin Laden)

OVER SHADOWING EVERYTHING WHITEWATER + MONICA = IMPEACHMENT

GEORGE W. BUSH Election of 2000- Florida and the "Hanging Chad" Civility in Washington Promises end to partisan politics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

THE MOMENT THAT CHANGED AMERICA AND A PRESIDENCY September 11th The War on Terror Taliban- regime change in Afghanistan War in Iraq- WMD & Terror connection (Supporters & Critics)

NATION MARCHES ON Slumping economy The "Bush Tax Cut" (Supporters & Critics) Election 2004- Bush defeats Kerry The battle over Social Security Iraq continues Gas prices -2006

BUSH 43 SECOND TERM NOT SO GOOD Hurricane Katrina Economic crisis 2008 into 2009 The Great Recession Torture - War Criminals? 27% approval rating.what will history say?

NATION S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT

BARACK OBAMA DOMESTIC & FOREIGN AGENDA Noble Peace Prize - 2009 Healthcare Obamacare Economic Crisis lingers into 2nd term Great Recession (Like Great Depression) Banking Reform (Like FDR/New Deal) Ending Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Divided Government o Tea Party Movement Republicans