Lyndon Johnson

* Passed all of JFKs Legislation

Domestic Policy

1.  Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- barred discrimination in Public places

Katzenbach v. McClung

Heart of Atlanta v. U.S.

2.  Great Society -- War on Poverty

3.  Voting Rights Act (1965) --

    Banned Literacy Test

    Any law that stopped Blacks from voting

4.  Major cases by the Warren Court

   Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

   Miranda v. Arizona (1963)

5.  The Black, Hispanic, & Women Revolt

    Watts Riot

    Malcolm X

    M.L.K., Jr.

    Cesar Chavez

    Womens Movement

In 1968 -- LBJ would not seek re-election

Election of 1968

CandidatePartyPop. VoteElectoral

Nixon/Agnew Rep  31,785,480301

Humphrey/Muskie      Dem31,275,166191

Wallace/LeMay    Ind    9,906,473  46

Nixon Domestic Policy

Changed Draft to Lottery

Prohibited radio and TV advertisement of tobacco

Created Amtrak

Environmental Protection Agency

Revenue Sharing

Appt. Warren Burger Chief Justice

Appt. Harry Blackmun, Conservative

Economic

Increased Deficit Spending

Wage and Price Controls

Election of 1972

CandidatePartyPop. Vote  Electoral

Nixon/AgnewRep  47,169,911   520

McGovern/Shriver     Dem29,170,383    17

/Eagleton

Watergate

The name given to events that will lead to the resignation of Richard Nixon

6/13/71  Daniel Ellsberg & Pentagon Papers

Ellsberg (a govt. worker) gave a secret report of American problems in Viet Nam to newspaper.

Attn. Gen. John Mitchell -- sued to stop the papers

N.Y. Times v. U.S.

U.S. v. Washington Post

1971 -- A secret group of men, calling themselves Plumbers, vowed to stop leaks in government.

June, 17, 1972 -- Break in at the DNC - Frank Wills

5 men arrested

James McCord, leader, tied to CRP

Phone # of G. Gordon Liddy found on McCord

March of 1973 -- Judge John Sirica gave Max. Sent.

put pressure on the burglars.

McCord Broke

Paid Hush Money by CRP

Lead to resignation of:

HR Haldeman . . . . . . . . Nixon Chief of Staff

John Ehrilichman . . . . .  Nixon Advisor

John Dean  . . . . . . . . . . .     Nixon Advisor

May, 1973 -- Senate Investigation --

Sam Ervin (Dem, N.C.)

Special Prosecutor -- Archibald Cox

discovered White House Tapes

Nixon refuses to turn over tapes

United States v. Nixon

VP Agnew resigns -- kickbacks

Gerald Ford becomes VP

Saturday Night Massacre  -- Nixon Fired:

Attn. Gen. Elliot Richardson

Dept Attn. Gen. William Ruckelshaus

Spec. Pros. Cox

Why? Nixon refused to turn over tapes -- offered a written summary

Public Outcry -- No Man Is Above the Law

New Special Prosecutor:  Leon Jaworski

Nixon agrees to turn over tapes, BUT

Some were missing

18.5 minute gap

Sirica ordered Nixon to turn over 64 more tapes

Nixon refused on National Security

Articles of Impeachment Adopted

Nixon Resigned -- Aug. 9, 1974

Vietnam

Colony -- Indo China  --  France

North Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh

Communist

South Vietnam

Ngo Dinh Deim

Authoritarian / Catholic

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Guerrilla War  /  Green Berets

Gen. William Westmoreland

VC  -- Viet Cong

Tet Offensive

Khe Sahn -- Siege

Ho Chi Minh Trail -- War Spreads