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Unit 12 People

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Richard NixonWinner of the 1968 Election- détente, Kissinger, ping pong diplomacy, Philadelphia Plan, New Federalism- paranoid- brought down by the Watergate scandal and his role in covering it up- resigned before being impeached
Henry KissingerNixon's chief foreign policy advisor- saw the world was no longer a bipolar world but a multipolar world- architect of détente with the USSR and "ping pong diplomacy" with China- effectively played China and Russia off one another
Mao ZedongChinese communist leader from 1969 to 1976, Nixon met with Mao as part of his "ping pong diplomacy" to better relations with China to achieve détente with the Soviet Union
George McGovernDemocratic candidate for POTUS in 1972- beaten handedly by Richard Nixon- attracted support from feminists, minorities, and anti-war protesters
James McCord/G. Gordon LiddyThe two most prominent members of the Committee to Reelect the President (CREEP) and were involved in the Watergate break-in
Bob Woodward/Carl BernsteinThe two reporters from the Washington Post who continued to investigate the burglary of the Watergate complex until they tied the burglary to CREEP
Archibald Cox/Leon JaworskiThe special prosecutors involved in the Saturday Night Massacre (Oct 1973) when Nixon fired Cox for trying to subpoena the tapes- Jaworski persisted that the tapes be turned over
Gerald FordThe only unelected POTUS in U.S. history because he had been elevated to fill Agnew's vacant spot, took office when Nixon resigned- one of the 1st moves was to pardon Nixon, very controversial- basically a lame duck POTUS- defeated easily by Jimmy Carter in 1976
Jimmy CarterPOTUS (1977-1981)- won the Election in 1976 because of his honesty, he was a born-again Christian, and most importantly he was an outsider to Washington D.C.- as POTUS found himself over his head, mostly a failure- lagging economy, "National Malaise" Speech, Iran Hostage Crisis, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan- highlight arranging the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt
The Shah of IranThe King of Iran who was hated by most of the Iranian people, came to the U.S. for cancer treatments- Iran was upset the U.S. let him in --> Iran Hostage Crisis (1979)
Ayatollah KhomeiniIslamic fundamentalist leader of the Iranian Revolution, Iran Hostage Crisis
Zbignew BrzezinskiJimmy Carter's primary foreign policy advisor- great deal of influence over how Carter handled the Cold War
Ronald ReaganPresident during much of the 1980s, rode into office on a wave of conservatism, took a hard-line against the USSR (what he called the "Evil Empire") but was willing to work with Gorbachev later, promoted small government, favored supply-side (trickle-down) economics, put down the Air Traffic Controllers' Strike, the Iran-Contra Scandal
Jerry Falwell/Pat RobertsonTwo of the most prominent leaders of the Religious Right. Falwell the leader of the Moral Majority; Robertson- the Christian Coalition
Richard ViguereConservative strategist who helped the wave of conservatism in the late 1970s and early 1980s
Geraldine FerraroWalter Mondale's running mate (D) in the 1984 Election, the first woman to run for vice president
Oliver NorthPoint man on the Iran-Contra Scandal
George H.W. BushReagan's Vice President for eight years before being the next POTUS, most known for the Persian Gulf War in which he became very popular but a recession in 1992 ended his reelection attempt
Saddam HusseinDictator of Iraq who proved to be a problem for the United States from the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 to his capture in 2005 in the Second Gulf War
Mikhail GorbachevBecame the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985; promoted glasnost ("openness") and perestroika ("restructuring") to better the Soviet Union, improved relations with the U.S. as he met and worked with Ronald Reagan and Bush, presided over the end of the Cold War
Bill ClintonDemocratic candidate for POTUS In 1992, successfully campaigned on the recession. Early in his first term had difficulty with issues such as health care reform and gays in the military. Foreign policy: NAFTA, Bosnia, figuring out the United States' role as the sole superpower. Reelected in 1996. Scandals such as Whitewater and was impeached for perjury in the Monica Lewinsky incident.
Ross PerotThird party candidate in the 1992 and 1996 elections. Billionaire from Texas who campaigned on making government more efficient and less wasteful
Newt GingrichRepublican Speaker of the House who was Clinton's main rival. Called for a "Contract With America" which espoused conservative principles
Kenneth StarrLead prosecuting attorney in Clinton's impeachment proceedings in the Monica Lewinsky case
George W. BushTexas governor who won the 2000 election vs. Al. Gore. Had to deal with 9/11 and the War on Terrorism. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Patriot Act. No Child Left Behind. Katrina
Ralph NaderThird party candidate in the 2000 Election for the Green Party, probably cost Gore the election
Barack ObamaWinner of the 2008 Election. 1st African-American President.
Earl WarrenChief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969 who 1) promoted civil rights (ex: Brown), 2) individual rights (ex: Griswold), 3) equal apportionment (ex: Wesberry and Baker Cases), and 4) the rights of criminal suspects (ex: Miranda, Gideon, and Mapp Cases)
Betty FriedanFeminist leader, author of The Feminine Mystique (1963) and in 1966 co-founded the National Organization for Women (NOW)
Phylis SchlafflyConservative woman leader who led the backlash against of feminism, major opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment
Sandra Day O'ConnorAppointed to the Supreme Court by Reagan in 1981, first woman to serve on the Supreme Court
Douglas Wilder1st African-American governor (Virginia)
O.J. SimpsonFamous football player who was accused of killing his wife (Nicole Brown Simpson) and her male acquaintance (Ron Goldman). The verdict of not guilty showed wide different reactions in the white and black communities
César ChávezHispanic labor leader of the United Farm Workers, led a boycott ("Uvas no")
Rachel CarsonEnvironmental activist, author of Silent Spring (1962) which argued against the use of DDT and other pesticides
Bill GatesFounder of Microsoft and helped the revolution in personal computers more than anyone
Ted TurnerFounder of CNN and other cable channels
Timothy McVeighRight-wing militia member who bombed the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City in 1995. Later executed for this crime.
Osama Bin LadinLeader of Al Qaeda who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Killed by SEAL Team 6 in Spring 2011


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