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Nixon is Sworn into Office.
Nixon is sworn into office as the thirty-seventh president of the United States. -
Taping Systems are Activated in the White House.
Taping systems are activated in the White House. The Oval Office is outfitted with a voice-activated system and the Cabinet Room with a manual system. -
Televised Hearings on Watergate Scandal Begin
The Watergate Scadal was a political scandal during the 1970's in the United States resulting from the break-in of the Democratic National Comittee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington D.C. Effects of the scandal ultimately led to the resignation of the President of the United States, Richard Nixon on August 9th, 1974. It was the first and only resignation of any U.S president. -
Carter is Inagurated.
Carter is inagurated the thirty-ninth President of the United States. -
Malaise Speech
President Carted delivers the speech that becomes known as his "Malaise Speech", blaming the problems of the nation on "a crisis of spirit". -
American Hostages Held in Iran are set free.
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two U.S citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4th, 1979 to January 20th, 1981 after a group of Islamic students and militants took over the Embassy of the United States in support of the Iranian Revolution. November 4th, 1979 including three who were at the Iranian Foreign Ministry. -
U.S Boycotts the Moscow Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow were boycotted in protest of the Soviet Union’s invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. Then–U.S. president Jimmy Carter announced the boycott in February 1980, and Canada and dozens of other countries soon followed suit. -
Lost Election
Carter loses reelection to Ronald Reagan winning only 49 electoral votes to Ronald Reagan's 489. -
Reagan is Inaugurated
Reagan is inaugurated as the fourieth president of the United States. -
Reagan is Shot
President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest by John Warnock Hinckley Jr.
