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- 151: A New Generation
- ... fireside chats, JFK made the voters responsive to the "air of easy confidence" he portrayed (Burner 48). In 1960, Kennedy ran for the presidency with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, against Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon. The debates between Nixon and Kennedy were televised. Burner believes that "Nixon's biggest error turned out to be agreeing to this series of four debates" (Burner 53). Nixon appeared dull and unattractive, while Kennedy performed with maturity ...
- 152: Social Effects of the Vietnam War on the United States
- ... candidate, won his party's nomination in the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 1968. However, on the streets an antiwar demonstration broke out. Hundreds of demonstrators and police were wounded. Because of disorder Richard Nixon won the presidential election. He promised to bring order back to this country, and a "secret plan" to end the war. In 1969 antiwar demonstrations took place. In fact, Washington, D.C. was filled with over 250,000 demonstrators twice. During candle lit ceremonies names of Americans killed in Vietnam were read. To quiet the protestors, President Nixon used a policy of Vietnamization (7). President Nixon hoped that reducing the number of Americans getting killed in Vietnam the protests against the war would stop. In April of 1970 President Nixon secretly ordered ...
- 153: A Political Biography On Jfk
- ... vice-president. In accepting the nomination, Kennedy declared that "We stand today on the edge of a New Frontier," thus giving a name to his program. In the campaign against his republican opponent, Vice President Richard Nixon, he took positions that, while middle of the road, were somewhat more liberal than those held by Nixon, and defended them vigorously in a campaign across the nation. When he appeared in a unique series of television debates with Vice President Nixon, his mature appearance undercut Republican arguments that he was too ...
- 154: Vietnam War
- ... the NFL had suffered acute losses. The US Department of Defense estimated that a total of 45,000 North Vietnamese and NFL soldiers had been killed. In 1968, Jonhson himself decided not to seek reelection. Richard Nixon ran for the presidency declaring that he would bring "peace with honor" if elected. More than 30,000 young Americans had been killed in the war when Nixon took office in January 1969. In July 1969, he issued a Nixon doctrine which stated that US troops would no longer be directly involved in Asian wars. He ordered the withdrawal of 25,000 ...
- 155: The Clinton Sex Scandal
- ... and aides. By many credible accounts, John F. Kennedy was not King Arthur but Sir Lancelot in the Camelot of his presidency." There were also other presidential scandals that weren't sexually related, such as Richard Mulhouse Nixon, who was in office between 1969 and 1974. When five intruders were caught inside Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate hotel on June 17, 1972, American history changed forever. An investigation into the break-in revealed a web of political spying and sabotage – and unraveled the Nixon presidency itself. The illegal activities and cover-up attempts resulted in the indictments of some 40 government officials and the resignation of the 37th president of the United States. In the 1980s, Nixon regained ...
- 156: Five Imporant Events Of The 19
- ... and NLF were killed during the Tet Offensive. After the Tet Offensive the majority of Americans wanted to end the war. In 1968 Lyndon Johnson announced that he had decided not to seek reelection, and Richard Nixon was elected president. By January 1969, 30,000 U.S. troops had been killed in the war. Nixon announced that he had a plan to end the war and in July of 1969, he withdrew 25,000 U.S. troops from Vietnam and lowered the draft rate. He also increased a CIA ...
- 157: History Of Asia
- ... and Chinese citizen. The Red Guards exploded after years communist propaganda. The Peoples Republic of China was admitted to United Nation in 1971. The United States and China begin its relations with a visit by Richard Nixon. Both parties agreed to resume normal diplomatic when arrangements could be worked out. Lin Biao designated successor of Mao plotted against him and was found out. While fleeing to Russia his planed crashed. Biao was ... Russia in 1961 and the approach of he U.S. in 1972.The United Stated opposition to China’s admission to the United Nation was strictly on the basis of Communism. But in 1971 President Nixon seeking better relations with China changed his point of view. On October 25, 1971 the China was excepted into the United Nations. In 1972 Nixon visited Peking, and both countries agreed to begin relations ...
- 158: The Clinton Sex Scandal
- ... and aides. By many credible accounts, John F. Kennedy was not King Arthur but Sir Lancelot in the Camelot of his presidency." There were also other presidential scandals that weren't sexually related, such as Richard Mulhouse Nixon, who was in office between 1969 and 1974. When five intruders were caught inside Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate hotel on June 17, 1972, American history changed forever. An investigation into the break-in revealed a web of political spying and sabotage – and unraveled the Nixon presidency itself. The illegal activities and cover-up attempts resulted in the indictments of some 40 government officials and the resignation of the 37th president of the United States. In the 1980s, Nixon regained ...
- 159: Ben Franklin
- ... Thomas Denham offered him a clerkship in his store in Philadelphia, he decided to return home (#5). Returning to Philadelphia in 1726, he soon owned a newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, and began to print Poor Richard's Almanac. In the Pennsylvania Gazette, a citizen asked editor Franklin the following question: "If A found out that his neighbor B was sleeping with his wife, was he justified in telling B's wife ... renowned for his witty tongue and humorous perspective on life (#4). The Critique The Autobiography and Other Writings of Benjamin Franklin by Frank Donovan contains the complete text of the Autobiography, generous sections of Poor Richard’s Almanac, and Franklin’s best writings from the Junto. In the autobiography, Benjamin began with the first twenty-four years of his life, " penniless and unknown" as he struggled to overcome the lack of ... sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquillity, chastity, and humility. The Autobiography is not the full story of Franklin’s life. It terminates approximately in his fifty-third year, before he became America’s greatest diplomat. Poor Richard was an uneducated but experienced homespun philosopher, created and edited by Ben Franklin from 1732-1757. Although Poor Richard of the early almanacs was a dim-witted and foolish astronomer, a round character soon ...
- 160: Wright's "Native Son": Capitalist or Communism?
- Wright's "Native Son": Capitalist or Communism? Was Richard Wright's Native Son a story about his views towards Capitalism and Communism ? Did Richard Wright want to show the good and bad points towards Capitalism and Communism ? Or was this novel just about how a young man went through life and how society made him. Richard Wright's Native Son shows that he used the Dalton's, Thomas's, and Jan Erlone to represent Capitalism and Communism . After reading Richard Wright's Native Son, many believe the author purposely placed ...
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