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Nixon's Presidency: Key Events and Policies

Nixon initially escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War but ended it by 1973. He opened relations with China in 1972 and initiated détente and an arms treaty with the Soviet Union. Domestically, he devolved power to states and launched initiatives on cancer, drugs, desegregation, and the environment. However, the Watergate scandal grew and Nixon resigned in 1974 facing impeachment over his role in the cover-up.

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Nixon's Presidency: Key Events and Policies

Nixon initially escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War but ended it by 1973. He opened relations with China in 1972 and initiated détente and an arms treaty with the Soviet Union. Domestically, he devolved power to states and launched initiatives on cancer, drugs, desegregation, and the environment. However, the Watergate scandal grew and Nixon resigned in 1974 facing impeachment over his role in the cover-up.

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Although Nixon initially escalated America's involvement in the Vietnam War, he subsequently ended U.S. involvement by 1973.

Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated dtente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year. Domestically, his administration generally embraced policies that transferred power from Washington to the states. Among other things, he launched initiatives to fight cancer and illegal drugs, imposed wage and price controls, enforced desegregation of Southern schools, implemented environmental reforms, and introduced legislation to reform healthcare and welfare. Though he presided over the lunar landings beginning with Apollo 11, he replaced manned space exploration with shuttle missions. He was re-elected by a landslide in 1972. Nixon's second term saw a crisis in the Middle East, resulting in an oil embargo and the restart of the Middle East peace process, as well as a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal. The scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office. After his resignation, he received a pardon issued by his successor, Gerald Ford. In retirement, Nixon's work as an elder statesman, authoring nine books and undertaking many foreign trips, helped to rehabilitate his public image. He suffered a debilitating stroke on April 18, 1994, and died four days later at the age of 81.

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