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| youngest president ever elected, vigorous, and articulate. |
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| became president after JFK's death. He is unrefined, vulgar, a gambler, and a very good at getting things done |
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| civil rights, tax cut, war on poverty, medicare/medicaid, education, conservation |
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| helps rights continue to expand for people |
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| a very complex and remote man. He was very removed and paranoid and scheming. Called "Tricky Dick" |
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| wire tape the Democratic headquarters at Watergate. Nixon says he knows nothing. John Dean is arrested is says Nixon knew. Nixon resigns |
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| basically just filled a void until a new president is selected? Caretaker president |
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| democratic governor from Georgia. Seen as a Washington outsider and common man. |
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| The CIA will train former Cubans to invade Cuba with the hope of a popular uprising against Castro. The Cuban army will stop the invasion and the US will be embarrassed. |
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| Addresses poverty, space program, and helping others |
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| Gave suspected criminals rights. Right to a lawyer, jury, silence...ect. |
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| A Saudi Arab war will cause prices to go up four fold |
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| Was arrested and testified that Nixon knew about the wire tapping and had tapes to prove it |
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| US receives photos of USSR missle sites in Cuba. Kennedy calls for a blockade and USSR ships will head towards Cuba but turn around before any fighting could occur. |
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| USSR agreement with US after the Cuban Missle Crisis |
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| The USSR agrees to remove missiles if they promise not to invade Cuba. The US will remove their missiles in Turkey |
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| If one country falls to communism, they all will. |
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| South Vietnamese who supported the north |
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| The gulf of Tonkin resolution |
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| Gives the president "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the US and to prevent further aggression" |
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| Stretegic arms limitations treaty |
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