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Became president in 1968, gained mush of the souths support to win.
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A nuclear power plant leaked radioactive material. led to nixons Environmental Protection Agency.
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sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. did not end the arms race but started to limit it.
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doen without congresinal aproval. Led to Congress repealing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which put congress back in charge more.
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Inflation remained under control, unemployment was dropping, and the recession had ended.
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ford becomes president
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Then tape recordings within the Oval Office were uncovered…tapes would prove Nixon’s involvement in break-in
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maintained détente
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try to help ecconmany but failed
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Carter became president b/c he has not affeliation w/ nixion or the watergate scandle
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focsused on civil rights
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SALT II in which they pledged to limit nuclear arms production but the Soviets made things worse by invading Afghanistan to set up a communists government there
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carter worked towards energy conservation. "He proposed a limit on imported oil, gradual price decontrol on domestically produced oil, a stringent program of conservation, and development of alternative sources of energy such as solar, nuclear, and geothermal power."
